4.3 Article

Comparison of the thermodynamic, structural and dynamical properties of methane/water and methane/water/hydrate systems using molecular dynamic simulations

Journal

JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 122-130

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2017.04.010

Keywords

Methane; Hydrate; Molecular dynamic simulation; Potential energy; Diffusion coefficient; Surface tension

Ask authors/readers for more resources

In the present work, the thermodynamic, structural and dynamical properties of methane hydrate system were predicted by molecular dynamic simulations. Having knowledge of how methane/water system undergoes thermodynamic, structural and dynamical changes is practical, when methane hydrate is formed. So the aim of this work is to investigate the differences in the properties between two systems; methane/water and methane/water/hydrate systems. The results showed the thermodynamic properties of methane/water/hydrate system are lower than that of another one implying the hydrate structure is more stable and decreases the energy surface of system. The potential energy, density and MSD profiles were determined to distinguish the transition position and width of the interface of hydrate clathrate. Also, the diffusivity reduction proves that the molecular structure varied from liquid-like to the solid -like. A procedure was used to calculate the water/hydrate surface tension that is consistent with the previously reported. Finally, the comparison of oxygen-oxygen, carbon-carbon and carbon-oxygen radial distribution functions indicated that the heights of peaks increase and become narrow in methane hydrate system confirming the regular arrangement of methane and water molecules in the hydrate phase. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.3
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available