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← ScienceWhich outcome arises when rapid decompression causes adiabatic cooling below triple point during natural gas transport?
A)Formation solid hydrate plugs in pipelines✓
B)Volatile liquid phase separation increase
C)Increased pipe wall thinning due to erosion
D)Enhanced combustion performance variation
💡 Explanation
When pressure drops rapidly, adiabatic cooling induces phase change below triple point because heat input is insufficient to maintain gaseous state, forming solid hydrates that plug pipelines. Therefore hydrate plug forms, rather than liquid separation, erosion or variable combustion which require fluid dynamics issues or different temperatures.
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