METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING GAS HYDRATE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-efficiency method for producing a gas hydrate, in which water is reacted with a hydrate-forming gas in a reactor and formed gas hydrate is continuously and stably taken out. SOLUTION: The method for continuously producing the gas hydrate comprises supplying water to a reactor 1 so as to keep a prescribed prater level, supplying the hydrate-forming gas so as to keep a prescribed pressure range in the reactor 1 and bringing the water into contact with the hydrate- forming gas at a prescribed cooling temperature to form the gas hydrate. The gas hydrate formed on the liquid surface is collected by moving the gas hydrate to the center of the reactor 1 by easing a revolving raking blades 15 and the collected gas hydrate is taken out to a part below the reactor 1 by a take-out pipe 17 installed in the vertical direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO