Investigation of the heat cycleq of a CO2 hydrate using plate type heat exchangers

In cold climates, the high heat demand during winter calls for an especial attention on the development of new generation systems with low impact on the environment. Due to this, the development of a clean CO₂ hydrate generation system which operates utilizing the expansion characteristics of the CO₂ hydrate without burning any type of fossil fuels, and utilizing only the outdoor temperature of the cold district is being undertaken. To develop this type of clean generation systems, in this work, the basic characteristics of the thermal cycle of a CO₂ hydrate is investigated by analyzing the pressure characteristics due to the internal temperature changes when the CO₂ hydrate undergoes generation and dissociation processes by utilizing plate type heat exchangers for these processes.