Heat and mass transfer

An In-Situ MRI Method for Quantifying Temperature Changes during Crystal Hydrate Growths in Porous Medium

  • ZHANG Lunxiang ,
  • SUN Mingrui ,
  • WANG Tian ,
  • YANG Lei ,
  • ZHANG Xiaotong ,
  • ZHAO Jiafei ,
  • SONG Yongchen
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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
    2. Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China

Online published: 2023-12-01

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52025066, 52006024, 81701774, 61771423, U21B2065) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. DUT22LAB130).

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Science Press, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022

Abstract

Given the complexity of the thermo-hydro-chemically coupled phase transition process of hydrates, real-time in-situ observations are required. Thermometry maps are particularly essential in analyzing the heat transfer process during the growth and dissociation of crystal hydrates. In this study, we present the temporally and spatially resolved thermometry of the formation of tetrahydrofuran hydrates based on the temperature dependence of the chemical shift of the water proton. Images of temperature changes were synchronously obtained using a 9.4 T 1H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to predict the saturation level of the aqueous solution, phases of the solid hydrates, and the positive temperature anomaly of the exothermic reaction. It was observed that variations in the MRI signal decreased while the temperature rise differed significantly in space and time. The results predicted in this study could have significant implications in optimizing the phase transition process of gas hydrates.

Cite this article

ZHANG Lunxiang , SUN Mingrui , WANG Tian , YANG Lei , ZHANG Xiaotong , ZHAO Jiafei , SONG Yongchen . An In-Situ MRI Method for Quantifying Temperature Changes during Crystal Hydrate Growths in Porous Medium[J]. Journal of Thermal Science, 2022 , 31(5) : 1542 -1550 . DOI: 10.1007/s11630-022-1674-x

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