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Methane extraction method and apparatus using high-energy diode lasers or diode-pumped solid state lasers
Methane extraction method and apparatus using high-energy diode lasers or diode-pumped solid state lasers
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机译:使用高能二极管激光器或二极管泵浦固态激光器的甲烷提取方法和装置
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A method and apparatus for extracting methane gas from methane hydrate. The method includes heating the methane hydrate with a laser apparatus. The laser apparatus includes a diode laser or a solid state laser that is pumped with a diode laser. The laser is guided to a working end of a tool with a fiber optic bundle. The tool is guided to heat the methane hydrate with the laser, which emanates from a beam expander at the working end of the tool. The tool can be modified for removing obstructions of methane hydrate in pipelines. Also, the tool can be modified for extracting methane from mined methane hydrate, which is in a container. The characteristics of diode lasers or diode-pumped solid state lasers such as efficiency, size, nature of operation, environmental impact and durability, make methane gas extraction from methane hydrate economically feasible.
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