Modeling of the Phase Formation Processes on the Steel Surface Contacting with Water Medium under Conditions of Deep Geological Repository

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 60-72
Author(s):  
О. М. Lavrynenko ◽  
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B. G. Shabalin ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
Phase Formation ◽  
Steel Surface ◽  
Spinel Ferrite ◽  
Corrosion Products ◽  
Chemical Mechanism ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Deep Geological Repository ◽  
Iron Oxyhydroxides ◽  
Geological Repository

The experimental modeling of the corrosive phase formation processes was performed under conditions approaching the initial and transitional stages of evolution of the deep geological repository (the hydrogen index of the medium lied in the range of 9–12 and a temperature was 50–70 °C). The specificity of the system of rotating disk electrode made it possible to determine the phase composition of corrosion products formed under oxidative conditions (the near surface layer, NSL) and, conditionally, reductive — on the steel surface (SL) covered by NSL, that significantly complicated the access of oxygen into the reaction area. It was determined that phase composition of the corrosion products at the pH0 values 9–11 was identical and it is regulated by the compensative action of cathodic half-reaction of oxygen reducing on the steel surface. Green Rust and magnetite or non-stoichiometric spinel ferrite characterized by coagulative type of the structure and spherical particle shape were determined as the main phases of SL. Iron oxyhydroxides — goethite and lepidocrocite were presented as the phases of NSL. Increase in the pH0 to 12 changes the chemical mechanism of the corrosion process and it leads to the formation of weak crystallized iron oxyhydroxide phases. It was proved the main phase formed under corrosion of steel at 50–70 °C was spinel ferrite. Its morphology is presented as the cubic shaped particles that evidences about condensingcrystallizing mechanism of their formation. Generally, the presence of Co2+ and Mn2+ cations does not influence on the phase formation process and the phase composition as well, whereas the iron oxyhydroxides with admixture of Mn2+ and Mn3+ oxygen compounds are dominant in the sediment compositions when they are formed in the presence of Mn7+.

scholarly journals Phase formation processes and synthesis of solid solutions in Ca-R-Nb-M-O systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
A. A. Levina ◽  
N. O. Tadevosyan ◽  
S. A. Petrova ◽  
E. S. Buyanova ◽  
M. V. Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Phase Composition ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Phase Formation ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Phase Formation Process

During the study of the phase formation process in Ca-R-Nb-M-O systems (R=La, Bi, M=Mo, W), an attempt was made to obtain single-phase compounds of CaRNbMO8 composition by the standard ceramic technique. In addition, samples based on LaNbO4, CaWO4, BiNbO4 were also synthesized by the standard ceramic technique. The phase composition of the samples was studied by XRD analysis. The electrical conductivity of the obtained solid solutions and potential composite materials was investigated by impedance spectroscopy.

The structure, phase composition, and residual stresses of diffusion boride layers formed by thermal-chemical treatment on the die steel surface

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Undrakh Mishigdorzhiyn ◽  
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Nikolay Ulakhanov ◽  
Aleksandr Tikhonov ◽  
Pavel Gulyashinov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Composition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Diffusion Layer ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Steel Surface ◽  
Boron Content ◽  
Die Steel ◽  
Temperature Mode

Introduction. Control and management of technological residual stresses (TRS) are among the most critical mechanical engineering technology tasks. Boriding can provide high physical and mechanical properties of machine parts and tools with minimal impact on the stress state in the surface layers. The purpose of this work is to determine the temperature modes of diffusion boriding, contributing to a favorable distribution of TRS in the surface layer of die steel 3Kh2V8F. The paper considers the results of studies on the TRS determination by the experimental method on the UDION-2 installation in diffusion layers on the studied steel surface. Boriding was carried out in containers with a powder mixture of boron carbide and sodium fluoride as an activator at a temperature of 950 °C and 1050 °C for 2 hours. The obtained samples of steels with a diffusion layer were examined using an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM); determined the layers' microhardness, elemental, and phase composition. The experiments resulted in the following findings: as the boriding temperature rose from 950 °C to 1050 °C, the diffusion layer's thickness increased from 20 to 105 μm. The low-temperature mode of thermal-chemical treatment (TCT) led to the formation of iron boride Fe2B with a maximum boron content of 6 % and a microhardness up to 1250 HV. A high-temperature mode resulted in FeB formation with a top boron content of 11 % and a microhardness up to 1880 HV. Results and Discussions. It is found that boriding at 950 °C led to a more favorable distribution of compression TRS in the diffusion layer. However, significant TRS fluctuations in the diffusion layer and the adjacent (transitional) zone could affect the operational properties after TCT at a given temperature. An increase in the TCT temperature led to tensile TRS's appearance in the layer's upper zone at a depth of up to 50 μm from the surface. Despite tensile stresses on the diffusion layer surface after high-temperature TCT, the distribution of TCT is smoother than low-temperature boriding.

Evaluation of Limiting Nutrients in a Deep Geological Repository

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Briggs ◽  
Brent Sleep ◽  
Jennifer McKelvie ◽  
Magdalena Krol
Keyword(s):  
Deep Geological Repository ◽  
Geological Repository ◽  
Limiting Nutrients

A Numerical Simulation of Diffusion Experiment in Clay

2011 ◽  
Vol 322 ◽  
pp. 353-356
Author(s):  
Qing Chun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Opalinus Clay ◽  
Isotropic Case ◽  
Diffusion Experiment ◽  
Deep Geological Repository ◽  
Transport Distance ◽  
Geological Repository ◽  
Geological Formation ◽  
Clay Formation ◽  
Anisotropic Case

Safety assessment of nuclear waste disposal in a deep geological repository requires understanding and quantifying radionuclide transport through the hosting geological formation. Determining diffusion parameters under real conditions is necessary for the performance assessment of a deep geological repository where high level wastes are placed for safety disposal. The in situ diffusion and retention (DR) experiments are designed to study the transport and retention properties of the Opalinus clay formation. In this paper, a scoping numerical simulation is performed in Opalinus Clay, The simulated results for all the traces illustrate that the maximum transport distance perpendicular to the bedding is larger in the isotropic case and those along the bedding is larger in the anisotropic case. Tracer depletion in the isotropic case is a little larger than in the anisotropic case. Deuterium and iodide can be detected in the other interval but strontium can’t. Since the length of injection interval is shorter than the transport distance, the anisotropy effect is clearly measurable. This numerical simulation of diffusion experiment aims at contributing to the optimum design of the experiment. The results of this experiment will provide additional insight into the role of diffusion anisotropy and sorption parameters for radionuclides in clays.

The Effect of Bromide on Oxygen Yields in Homogeneous α-radiolysis

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 711-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovisa Bauhn ◽  
Christian Ekberg ◽  
Patrik Fors ◽  
Kastriot Spahiu
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Field ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Deep Geological Repository ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Mass Spectrometric Measurement ◽  
Α Decay ◽  
Geological Repository ◽  
Dissolved Ions ◽  
Dissolved Hydrogen

ABSTRACTIn a scenario where ground water enters a canister for spent nuclear fuel in a deep geological repository, the presence of dissolved ions in the water could possibly influence the fuel dissolution due to effects on radiolysis yields. One species of particular interest in this context is bromide, which has a proven ability to scavenge hydroxyl radicals much faster than molecular hydrogen does. As a result, bromide could inhibit the beneficial effect of dissolved hydrogen, which has been shown in γ-radiolysis experiments. However, already a few hundred years after repository closure, α-decay starts to dominate in the radiation field from the spent fuel. Hence, the effects of α-radiolysis are expected to govern the fuel dissolution over the geological timeframes of the repository. In the present work, α-radiolysis experiments have been performed to determine the effect of bromide ions on the yield of hydrogen peroxide by mass spectrometric measurement of its decomposition product oxygen. The use of high activity 238Pu solutions has made it possible to study this effect during pure α-radiolysis from a homogeneously distributed radiation field. To simulate deep bedrock repository conditions, and to minimize the influence of in-leaking O2 from air, the studies were performed using graphite sealed stainless steel autoclaves with an initial atmosphere of 10 bar H2. The results show that addition of 1 mM Br- to the solution gives no significant effect on the O2 yield for radiation doses up to 2 MGy. This lack of effect is most likely explained by the limited radical escape yields from radiation tracks in pure α-radiolysis.

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