Effect of Hydrate on Gas/Water Relative Permeability of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments: Pore-Scale Microsimulation by the Lattice Boltzmann Method

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Figure 5: Effect of Hydrate on Gas/Water Relative Permeability of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments: Pore-Scale Microsimulation by the Lattice Boltzmann Method 

Figure 5 | Effect of Hydrate on Gas/Water Relative Permeability of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments: Pore-Scale Microsimulation by the Lattice Boltzmann Method 