Prediction of Gas Hydrate Formation Using Radial Basis Function Network and Support Vector Machines

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Abdulwehab A., Lemma, Tamiru Alemu, Moey, Lip Kean, Mesfin, Gizaw Zewge
• Format: Article
• Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/353/; http://www.scientific.net/AMM.819.569

The oil and gas industry struggles to prevent formation of hydrates in pipeline by spending substantial amount of dollars. Hydrates are ice-like crystalline compounds that are composed of water and gas in which the gas molecules are trapped in water cavities. The hydrate formation is favorable at...