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Wu-Yang Sean

Nomenclature

C volumetric molar concentration of CO2 in the ambient water mol m�<sup>3</sup>

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the stable hydrate phase mol m�<sup>3</sup>

to the hydrate surface mol m�<sup>3</sup>

d diameter of the CO2 hydrate ball [m]

F dissociation rate flux mol s�<sup>1</sup> m�<sup>2</sup>

E activation energy J mol�<sup>1</sup>

f <sup>g</sup> fugacity of gaseous CO2 ½ � Pa

mol Pa�<sup>1</sup> s�1m�<sup>2</sup>

G molar Gibbs free energy J mol�<sup>1</sup>

L thickness of computational cell [m]

MB molecular weight of water g mol�<sup>1</sup>

P thermodynamic pressure [Pa]

function of T [Pa]

D diffusion coefficient of CO2 in water m s�<sup>2</sup>

f eq fugacity of the quadruple equilibrium Pa ½ �:

HL latent heat of hydrate dissociation J mol�<sup>1</sup>

hL length of the water layer attached to the hydrate surface [m]

kbl dissociation rate constant based on new model mol<sup>2</sup> J

Peq quadruple equilibrium pressure for CO2 hydrate as a

Q volumetric flow rate of the ambient water m3s�<sup>1</sup>

kD<sup>0</sup> intrinsic dissociate rate constant based on Clarke-Bishnoi model

�<sup>1</sup> s�1m�<sup>2</sup>

surface of the hydrate ball mol m�<sup>3</sup>

given cross section of water flow mol m�<sup>3</sup>

CH volumetric molar concentration of CO2 in the aqueous solution equilibrated with

C<sup>0</sup> volumetric molar concentration of CO2 in water at the centroid of a cell attaching

CI volumetric molar concentration of CO2 in the ambient aqueous solution at the

CX average molar volumetric concentration of CO2 in the ambient water flow for a

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Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
