Hydrate formation and particle distributions in gas-water systems

Relative motor current (resistance to flow) increase in high-pressure autoclave as a function of methane hydrate volume fraction, for three repeat trials at an initial Reynolds number of approximately 2460. The regional boundaries (A-D) arise from slope changes in the average hydrate formation rate; resistance to flow was observed to increase only after approximately 14 vol% hydrate, and large fluctuations in motor current were observed after approximately 47 vol% hydrate.164