Introducing Population Balance to Advance Gas Hydrate Thermo-kinetic Modeling And Optimization

In this contribution, a population balance model is grounded in a theoretical framework to investigate hydrate formation and dissociation dynamics in a marine environment. A high-resolution, finite-volume method is framed to solve the population balance equations for determining the size distribution and the corresponding surface area of hydrate particles. This formulation addresses numerous issues that affect hydrate thermokinetics, including hydrate formation and decomposition in nanometer-siz