Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Effect of Ni, Fe, Cu on Cryolite Molten Salt System 78% Na3AlF6-9.5%AlF3-5.0%CaF2-7.5%-Al2O3

2021 ◽  
Vol 1026 ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Han Bing He ◽  
Yu Si Wang ◽  
Ze Xiang Luo ◽  
Jing Zeng

The effect of different additives Ni, Fe, Cu on the structure and properties of electrolyte system 78% Na3AlF6- -9.5%AlF3-5.0%CaF2-7.5%Al2O3 at 1200K and 1.01Mpa was studied by molecular dynamics method. The radial distribution function, coordination number, diffusion coefficient, conductivity, and viscosity of the system were discussed in detail. The results demonstrated that the order of the self-diffusion coefficient of ions in the electrolyte system is: Na+ > F- > O2- > Ca2+ >Al3+. The addition of Ni and Fe connected the free aluminum composite ion groups in the system through fluorine bridges, which enhanced the interaction between Al3+ and Al3+. The addition of Cu weakened the interaction between Al3 + and Al3+ and the F-. The interaction between Al3+ and Na+, [AlF7]4- ionic groups might appeared in the melt system. After adding NiO, Fe2O3, and Cu, the electrical conductivity of the system increased, and the viscosity decreased. The research work revealed the influence of Ni, Fe, Cu on the ion existence form, mobility, inter-ion interaction and diffusion mechanism of cryolite molten salt system, which has important guiding significance for aluminum electrolysis production.

2019 ◽  
Vol 730 ◽  
pp. 587-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Guo ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Hongliang Zhang ◽  
Tianshuang Li ◽  
Jiawei Luo ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazushi Fujimoto ◽  
Tetsuro Nagai ◽  
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi

<div>The position-dependent diffusion coefficient along with free energy profile are important parameters needed to study mass transport in heterogeneous systems such as biological and polymer membranes, and molecular dynamics (MD) calculation is a popular tool to obtain them. Among many methodologies, the Marrink-Berendsen (MB) method is often employed to calculate the position-dependent diffusion coefficient, in which the autocorrelation function of the force on a fixed molecule is related to the friction on the molecule. However, the diffusion coefficient is shown to be affected by the period of the removal of the center-of-mass velocity, which is necessary when performing MD calculations using the Ewald method for Coulombic interaction. We have clarified theoretically in this study how this operation affects the diffusion coefficient calculated by the MB method, and the theoretical predictions are proven by MD calculations. Therefore, we succeeded in providing guidance on how to select an appropriate the period of the removal of the center-of-mass velocity in estimating the position-dependent diffusion coefficient by the MB method. This guideline is applicable also to the Woolf-Roux method.</div>


Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinghua Chang ◽  
Jingpei Xie ◽  
Aixia Mao ◽  
Wenyan Wang

Large scale Atomic/Molecular dynamic Parallel Simulator (LAMMPS) molecular dynamics simulation software was used to simulate the copper and aluminum atom diffusion and changes of interface during heating and cooling process of copper and aluminum composite panels. The structures of the interface were characterized through scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscope (TEM), and the mechanical properties were also tested. The simulation results show that the diffusion rate of copper atom is higher than that of aluminum atom, and that the CuAl2 radial distribution function of the interface at 300 K is consistent with that of pure CuAl2 at room temperature. At 930 K, t = 50 ps Cu atoms spread at a distance of approximately four Al lattice constants around the Al layer, and Al atoms spread to about half a lattice constant distance to the Cu layer. The experimental results show that the thickness of the interface in copper–aluminum composite plate is about 1 μm, and only one kind of CuAl2 with tetragonal phase structure is generated in the interface, which corresponds with the result of molecular dynamics simulation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Yang Pei ◽  
Ya Bin Liu ◽  
Yun Gang Li

The liquidus temperature of molten salt NaCl-KCl-Na3WO3F3 system was measured by differential thermal analysis. The results show that in the molten salt system when XNaCl:XKCl=1:1, XNa3WO3F3<0.6 the liquidus temperature decreased with increase of Na3WO3F3 content; when XNaCl:XKCl=1:1, XNa3WO3F3> 0.6 the liquidus temperature increased with the increase of Na3WO3F3 content; the eutectic temperature is 612.9 °C, the eutectic composition is XNaCl=0.2, XKCl=0.2, XNa3WO3F3=0.6.


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