Role of swelling agent and set-controlling admixtures on chloride binding and diffusion in cement matrix

2020 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 117009 ◽  
Author(s):  
YunJie Chen ◽  
LinHua Jiang ◽  
XianCui Yan ◽  
ZiJian Song ◽  
MingZhi Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Chloride Binding ◽  
Swelling Agent ◽  
And Diffusion

scholarly journals Cs Retention and Diffusion in C-S-H at Different Ca/Si Ratios

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Duque-Redondo ◽  
Kazuo Yamada ◽  
Iñigo López-Arbeloa ◽  
Hegoi Manzano
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Alkaline Earth ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Hydration Product ◽  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Average Diffusion ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
And Diffusion

<div>Cement and concrete have been widely used as a barrier to isolate many types of contaminants, including radioactive waste, in repository sites. Nevertheless, the intrusion of groundwater in those nuclear repositories may release those contaminants by leaching mechanisms. Because of this, the retention and diffusion processes in cement matrix require to be analyzed in depth. The adsorption in cement and C‐S-H gel, its main hydration product, is influenced by factors as the pH, the composition or the alkali and alkaline earth content. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to study the role of Ca/Si ratio of the C‐S‐H in the capacity to retain Cs and diffusivity of these ions in gel pores. For that purpose, we built four different C‐S‐H models with Ca/Si ratios from 1.1 to 2.0. The results indicate better cationic retention at low Ca/Si ratios due to the interaction of the cations with the bridging silicate tetrahedrons. However, the average diffusion coefficients of the cations decrease at higher Ca/Si ratios because the high ionic constraint in the nanopore that induces a longrange ordering of the water molecules.</div>

scholarly journals Cs Retention and Diffusion in C-S-H at Different Ca/Si Ratios

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Duque-Redondo ◽  
Kazuo Yamada ◽  
Iñigo López-Arbeloa ◽  
Hegoi Manzano
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Alkaline Earth ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Hydration Product ◽  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Average Diffusion ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
And Diffusion

<div>Cement and concrete have been widely used as a barrier to isolate many types of contaminants, including radioactive waste, in repository sites. Nevertheless, the intrusion of groundwater in those nuclear repositories may release those contaminants by leaching mechanisms. Because of this, the retention and diffusion processes in cement matrix require to be analyzed in depth. The adsorption in cement and C‐S-H gel, its main hydration product, is influenced by factors as the pH, the composition or the alkali and alkaline earth content. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to study the role of Ca/Si ratio of the C‐S‐H in the capacity to retain Cs and diffusivity of these ions in gel pores. For that purpose, we built four different C‐S‐H models with Ca/Si ratios from 1.1 to 2.0. The results indicate better cationic retention at low Ca/Si ratios due to the interaction of the cations with the bridging silicate tetrahedrons. However, the average diffusion coefficients of the cations decrease at higher Ca/Si ratios because the high ionic constraint in the nanopore that induces a longrange ordering of the water molecules.</div>

Effect of cluster-gradient architecture of nanostructured topocomposites on features of tribointeraction with heterophased material

2020 ◽  
pp. 130-135
Author(s):  
D.N. Korotaev ◽  
K.N. Poleshchenko ◽  
E.N. Eremin ◽  
E.E. Tarasov
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
High Wear Resistance ◽  
Wear Characteristics ◽  
And Diffusion

The wear resistance and wear characteristics of cluster-gradient architecture (CGA) nanostructured topocomposites are studied. The specifics of tribocontact interaction under microcutting conditions is considered. The reasons for retention of high wear resistance of this class of nanostructured topocomposites are studied. The mechanisms of energy dissipation from the tribocontact zone, due to the nanogeometry and the structural-phase structure of CGA topocomposites are analyzed. The role of triboactivated deformation and diffusion processes in providing increased wear resistance of carbide-based topocomposites is shown. They are tested under the conditions of blade processing of heat-resistant titanium alloy.

The Role of the Department of Defense (DoD) in Solar Energy Research, Development and Diffusion

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jr. Benham ◽  
Cabral William T. ◽  
Noel J. III
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Energy Research ◽  
And Diffusion

On the Role of Charged Defect States and Deep Traps in the Photocarrier Drift and Diffusion in a-Si:H

2000 ◽  
Vol 609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Stradins ◽  
Akihisa Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Particle Number ◽  
Defect States ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Minority Carrier Diffusion Length ◽  
Continuity Equations ◽  
Effective Mobility ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Charged Defects ◽  
And Diffusion

ABSTRACTThe drift and diffusion in the presence of charged defects and photocarriers trapped in the tail states is re-examined. In continuity equations, diffusive and drift currents are related to free particles while the Poisson equation includes all charges. In order to make use of ambipolar diffusion approximation, the mobilities and diffusion coefficients should be attributed to the total electron and hole populations making them strongly particle-number dependent. Due to the asymmetry of the conduction and valence band tails, almost all trapped electrons reside in negatively charged defects (D−). A simple model of photocarrier traffic via tail and defect states allows to establish the effective mobility values and coefficients in Einstein relations. In a photocarrier grating experiment, grating of D− is counterbalanced by the grating of trapped holes. Nevertheless, electrons remain majority carriers, allowing the measurement of minority carrier diffusion length, but analysis is needed to relate the latter with μτ product.

scholarly journals Adsorption and Diffusion of H Atoms on β-PtO2 Surface: The Role of Nuclear Quantum Effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (22) ◽  
pp. 13804-13811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yang ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Effects ◽  
Nuclear Quantum Effects ◽  
And Diffusion

Mechanisms for adsorption, dissociation and diffusion of hydrogen in hydrogen permeation barrier of α-Al2O3: The role of crystal orientation

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 610-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guikai Zhang ◽  
Sanping Dou ◽  
Yongjie Lu ◽  
Yan Shi ◽  
Xinchun Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
Hydrogen Permeation ◽  
Hydrogen Permeation Barrier ◽  
Α Al2o3 ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Diffusion Of Hydrogen

scholarly journals WHY SCREENING EFFECTS DO NOT INFLUENCE THE CASIMIR FORCE

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (08n09) ◽  
pp. 1721-1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. MOSTEPANENKO ◽  
R. S. DECCA ◽  
E. FISCHBACH ◽  
B. GEYER ◽  
G. L. KLIMCHITSKAYA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Casimir Force ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Reflection Coefficients ◽  
Dispersion Forces ◽  
Physical Reason ◽  
Lifshitz Theory ◽  
Third Law Of Thermodynamics ◽  
Applicability Condition ◽  
And Diffusion

The Lifshitz theory of dispersion forces leads to thermodynamic and experimental inconsistencies when the role of drifting charge carriers is included in the model of the dielectric response. Recently modified reflection coefficients were suggested that take into account screening effects and diffusion currents. We demonstrate that this theoretical approach leads to a violation of the third law of thermodynamics (Nernst's heat theorem) for a wide class of materials and is excluded by the data from two recent experiments. The physical reason for its failure is explained by the violation of thermal equilibrium, which is the fundamental applicability condition of the Lifshitz theory, in the presence of drift and diffusion currents.

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