The invention discloses a device and a method capable of achieving synchronous mesoscopic observation of formation and
decomposition of gas hydrates. The device comprises a
gas cylinder, a
vacuum pump, a gas
storage tank, a low-temperature thermostatic bath, a high-pressure visual reaction kettle, a sealing box, a pressure-stabilizing gas inlet
system, a
data acquisition instrument, a real-time display
system and a pressure-stabilizing exhaust
system. The high-pressure visual reaction kettle comprises a plurality of transparent
sapphire inner cylinders, an upper
flange, a lower
flange and a
quartz outer cylinder; the
sapphire inner cylinder is of a hollow structure and is arranged in the transparent
quartz outer cylinder, and the upper
flange and the lower flange are used for sealing the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The upper and lower flanges are provided with a plurality of interfaces. Each
sapphire inner cylinder can be used for the formation and
decomposition of gas hydrates simultaneously. A
drying agent is placed in the sealing box, and
fogging can be avoided through observation in the sealing box. According to the invention, the formation and
decomposition of gas hydrates can be researched at
high pressure and low temperature; multiple groups of experiments are carried out at the same time, online real-time synchronous mesoscopic observation of morphology and dynamic changes of formation and decomposition of the gas
hydrate can be achieved, and analysis is carried out through
image processing software, so that the influence of
hydrate nucleation and growthrandomness is reduced while the operation efficiency is improved.