Systems and methods for gas hydrate slurry formation
AssigneeIndian Institute of Technology Madras
InventorJitendra SANGWAI
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Abstract
Gas hydrate slurry formation systems are provided. The gas hydrate slurry formation system includes a cavitation chamber configured to receive a fluid and a cavitation device placed within the cavitation chamber. The cavitation device is configured to form a plurality of bubbles within the fluid in the cavitation chamber. The gas hydrate slurry formation system also includes a gas inlet configured to introduce a gas within the cavitation chamber such that the gas is entrained in the plurality of bubbles to form a plurality of gas—entrained bubbles. The plurality of gas-entrained bubbles implode within the cavitation chamber to form a gas hydrate slurry.
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A gas hydrate slurry formation system, comprising:
- a cavitation chamber configured to receive a fluid;
- a cavitation device placed within the cavitation chamber, wherein the cavitation device is configured to form a plurality of bubbles within the fluid in the cavitation chamber;
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- a gas inlet configured to introduce a gas within the cavitation chamber such that the gas is entrained in the plurality of bubbles to form a plurality of gas-entrained bubbles, wherein the cavitation chamber is configured such that the plurality of gas-entrained bubbles implode within the cavitation chamber to form a gas hydrate slurry.
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A method of forming a gas hydrate slurry, the method comprising:
- introducing a fluid within a cavitation chamber;
- forming a plurality of bubbles within the fluid in the cavitation chamber by a cavitation device;
- entraining a gas in the plurality of bubbles to form a plurality of gas-entrained bubbles;
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- converting the plurality of gas-entrained bubbles to a gas hydrate slurry.
A method of forming a gas hydrate slurry, the method comprising:
- introducing a fluid within a cavitation chamber;
- forming a plurality of bubbles within the fluid in the cavitation chamber by a cavitation device;
- entraining a gas in the plurality of bubbles to form a plurality of gas-entrained bubbles;
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- regulating a temperature of the cavitation chamber, wherein the plurality of gas-entrained bubbles implode within the cavitation chamber to form a gas hydrate slurry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.