scholarly journals Estimation of the Enrichment of Cs in Molten Chloride and Fluoride Systems by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko Matsumiya ◽  
Ryuzo Takagi

Abstract For the pyrochemical reprocessing of spent metallic fuels in molten salt baths it is of importance to estimate the enrichment degree of Cs. A molecular dynamics simulation has been executed on molten (Li, Na, Cs)Cl at 900 K and (Li, Na, Cs)F at 925 K for various compositions in order to calculate the relative differences in the internal cation mobilities of Cs in molten LiCl-NaCl equimolar mixtures and the LiF-NaF eutectic. According to these results the self-exchange velocities of Li+, Na+ and Cs+ with respect to Cl- and F- have similar tendencies at each composition, and Cs can be enriched effectively up to xCs = 0.5 -0.6 in LiCl-NaCl melts. In addition, the sequence of the calculated self-diffusion coefficients for various compositions was in a fair agreement with that of the obtained self-exchange velocities.

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Okada ◽  
Ryuzo Takagi ◽  
Kazutaka Kawamura

Abstract A new transport property, the self-exchange velocity (SEV) of neighbouring unlike ions, has been evaluated from molecular dynamics simulations of molten LiCl, RbCl and LiRbCl2 at 1100 K and the mixture at 750 K. From the increase of the SEV's in the order Rb+ (pure salt) <Li+ (mixture) < Rb+ (mixture) < Li+ (pure salt), it is conjectured that there is a strong correlation between the SEV’s and the internal mobilities. An interpretation of the Chemla effect in its dependence on temperature is given. The pair correlation functions and the self-diffusion coefficients are also calculated and discussed.


2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 856-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiko Matsumiya ◽  
Ryuzo Takagi

The self-exchange velocity (SEV) of neighboring unlike ions, has been evaluated by molecular dynamics simulations of molten CsCl, (Li, K)C1 and (Li, K, Cs)Cl at 673 K. From the increase of the SEV's in the same order as the internal mobilities it is conjectured that there is a strong correlation between these two properties. The pair correlation functions, and the self-diffusion coefficients and the SEV's of Li+, K+, and Cs+ with reference to Cl- have also been calculated. The results allow to conclude that the self-exchange velocity of the cations become vCs < vK < vLi at xCs =0.1 and vLi < vK < vCs at xCs > 0.4. The sequence of the self-diffusion coefficients agrees with that of the SEV's. The results enable to conclude that it is possible to enrich Cs at up to xCs ~ 0.3 - 0.4 in the molten LiCl-KCl eutectic system.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Du

The self-diffusion of hydrogen in NaX zeolite has been studied by molecular-dynamics simulations for various temperatures and pressures. The results indicate that in the temperature range of 77–293 K and the pressure range of 10–2700 kPa, the self-diffusion coefficients are found to range from 1.61 × 10−9 m2·s−1to 3.66 × 10−8 m2·s−1which are in good agreement with the experimental values from the quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) and pulse field gradients nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG NMR) measurements. The self-diffusion coefficients decrease with increasing pressure due to packing of sorbate-sorbate molecules which causes frequent collusion among hydrogen molecules in pores and increase with increasing temperature because increasing the kinetic energy of the gas molecules enlarges the mean free path of gas molecule. The activated energy for hydrogen diffusion determined from the simulation is pressure-dependent.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 083101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Yuan Ju ◽  
Qing-Ming Zhang ◽  
Zi-Zheng Gong ◽  
Guang-Fu Ji

2002 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 436 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Harmandaris ◽  
M. Doxastakis ◽  
V. G. Mavrantzas ◽  
D. N. Theodorou

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