In this study, a model was developed to understand how methane gas is released from a layer of solid methane-hydrate particles when they are heated. The researchers suggested a simple approach where they considered the heating of the methane-hydrate layer by surrounding air and how this leads to methane release. The model was compared to experiments involving heating a layer of methane-hydrate, and it matched well at the beginning. However, as time progressed, the model showed faster methane release than what was actually observed in the experiments, unless the effect of self-preservation was ignored. This discrepancy was mainly due to the assumption that all methane is instantly released when the methane-hydrate reaches a certain temperature.