Impact of Ionic Strength on Colloid Mobility in Saturated And Unsaturated Porous Media

1999 ◽  
Vol 556 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Gamerdinger ◽  
D. I. Kaplan ◽  
J. H. H.
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Yucca Mountain ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Steady State Flow ◽  
J 13 ◽  
Colloid Retention ◽  
Moisture Conditions ◽  
Colloid Mobility ◽  
Water Contents

AbstractA model system consisting of well-characterized quartz sand, negatively charged carboxyl-modified latex microspheres, and synthetic J- 13 groundwater was used as a first-step in defining limiting conditions for colloid transport at the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository for radioactive waste. Colloid (280-nm diameter) and tracer (bromide) transport was determined using column methods under steady-state flow conditions for both saturated and unsaturated moisture conditions. Experiments were conducted at three water contents (13%, 70%, and 100% saturated) and four ionic strengths (deionized water, and 0.1 x, 1x, and 10x the ionic strength of J-13 groundwater, which has an ionic strength of 0.0116). Colloid mobility in the 13% saturated columns was appreciably less than in the 70% and 100% saturated columns, whereas colloid mobility in the 70% and 100% saturated columns were quite similar. Ionic strength had a significant impact on colloid retention, becoming more pronounced in the drier systems. Colloids were mobile in deionized water and the 0.1x J-13 groundwater. Retention was approximately 20% in lx J-13 groundwater and 100% in the 10x J-13 groundwater. Compared with the 70% and 100% saturated conditions, colloid mobility decreased for the 10% saturated condition, with greater than 50% retention for the 1x J-13 groundwater system. As observed for the 70% and 100% saturated conditions, colloids in the 10x J-13 solution were essentially immobile. Colloid mobility is greatly affected by the ionic strength of the soil solution and this effect is moisture saturation dependent.

Drawing of Tubes

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 736-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Durban
Keyword(s):  
Exact Solution ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Radial Flow ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Wall Friction ◽  
Flow Rule ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Steady State Flow ◽  
Linear Hardening ◽  
Von Mises

The process of the tube drawing between two rough conical walls is analyzed within the framework of continuum plasticity. Material behavior is modeled as rigid/linear-hardening along with the von-Mises flow rule. Assuming a radial flow pattern and steady state flow conditions it becomes possible to obtain an exact solution for the stresses and velocity. Useful relations are derived for practical cases where the nonuniformity induced by wall friction is small. A few restrictions on the validity of the results are discussed.

Aeroelasticity at Reversed Flow Conditions: Part 1—Numerical and Experimental Investigations of a Compressor Cascade With Controlled Vibration

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Schoenenborn ◽  
Virginie Chenaux ◽  
Peter Ott
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Steady Flow ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Blade Surface ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Steady State Flow ◽  
Reversed Flow ◽  
Blow Down

The prediction of flutter and forced response at normal flow conditions has become a standard procedure during the design of compressor airfoils. But at severe off-design conditions, the flow field becomes very complex, especially during the surge blow-down phase where reversed flow conditions occur. The correct prediction of the unsteady pressures and the resulting aerodynamic excitation or damping at these conditions remains an extremely challenging task. In the first part of the paper, basic investigations for these flow conditions are presented. Aeroelastic calculations during compressor surge are shown in the second part. Experimental investigations were performed in the Annular Test Facility for non-rotating cascades at EPF Lausanne. The test cascade was exposed to flow conditions as expected during the surge blow-down phase which is characterized by large separation regions. Measurements of the steady-state flow conditions on the blade surface, at the outer wall, upstream and downstream of the cascade provided detailed information about the steady flow conditions. The cascade was then subjected to controlled vibration of the blades with constant amplitudes and inter-blade phase angles. Unsteady pressure measurements on the blade surface and at the casing wall provided information about the resulting unsteady flow conditions. Analytical CFD calculations were performed. The steady flow field was calculated using a RANS code. Based on the steady-state flow field, unsteady calculations applying a linearized code were carried out. The agreement between measurements and calculations shows that the steady flow as well as the unsteady flow phenomena can be predicted quantitatively. In addition, knowing the blade vibration mode shape, which in this case is a torsion mode, the aerodynamic damping can be determined for the corresponding flow conditions.

Studies on Two-Dimensional Contouring of High-Lift Turbine Airfoil Suction Surface as Separation-Control Device: Separation Suppression Under Steady-State Flow Conditions

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken-ichi Funazaki ◽  
Nozomi Tanaka ◽  
Takahiro Shiba ◽  
Haruyuki Tanimitsu ◽  
Masaaki Hamabe
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Separation Bubble ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Steady State Flow ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Airfoil Surface ◽  
State Flow

The study the present authors have been working on is to develop a new method to increase aerodynamic loading of low-pressure turbine airfoils for modern aeroengines to a great extent, which is to achieve drastic reduction of their airfoil counts. For this purpose, this study proposes two-dimensional contouring of the airfoil suction surface as a device to suppress the separation bubble that causes large aerodynamic loss, especially at low Reynolds number condition. The main objective of this paper is to show how and to what extent the surface contouring without any other disturbances affects the suction surface boundary layer accompanying separation bubble. For comparison, rather conventional tripping wire technique is also employed as “local 2D surface contouring” to generate flow disturbances in order to suppress the separation bubble. All measurements are carried out under steady-state flow conditions with low freestream turbulence. It turns out from the detailed experiments and LES analysis that the newly proposed two-dimensional contouring of the airfoil surface can effectively suppress the separation bubble, resulting in significant improvement of cascade aerodynamic performance.

scholarly journals Zeta potential of bacterial cells: Effect of wash buffers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenfa Ng ◽  
Yen-Peng Ting
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Bacterial Cell ◽  
Phosphate Buffer ◽  
Defined Medium ◽  
Deionized Water ◽  
Nonspecific Adsorption ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Ph Range

Zeta potential, defined as the electric charge at the shear plane, is widely used as a proxy parameter for bacterial cell surface charge. Nonspecific adsorption of ions or polyelectrolytes onto the cell surface, however, alters the value and polarity of the measured zeta potential, leading to erroneous results. Multiple wash and centrifugation steps are commonly used in preparing cells for zeta potential analysis, where various wash buffers (such as 9 g/L NaCl, 0.001M KCl, and 0.1M NaNO3) are routinely used for removing (by charge screening) ions and charged molecules that bind nonspecifically to the cell surface. Using Escherichia coli DH5α grown in LB Lennox (with 2 g/L glucose), experiment data showed that the zeta potential-pH profile was not significantly different over the pH range from 2 to 12 for deionized water, 9 g/L NaCl, and phosphate buffer saline (PBS) wash buffers. As LB Lennox is a low salt medium without a phosphate buffer, it was likely that the extent of nonspecific adsorption of ions on the cell surface was not severe, and the different wash buffers would correspondingly not exert much effect on measured zeta potential. Zeta potential-pH profiles for E. coli grown in a semi-defined medium (with a high capacity phosphate buffer system), on the other hand, was significantly different over the pH range from 1 to 12 for deionized water, 9 g/L NaCl, 0.1M NaNO3, 0.1M sodium acetate, and 0.1M sodium citrate wash buffers with the deviation positively correlated with wash buffer’s ionic strength. Furthermore, the point of zero charge (pHzpc) for E. coli grown in the semi-defined medium varies between 1.5 and 3, in an ionic strength dependent manner, for the various wash buffers tested. Collectively, this preliminary study highlights the importance of wash buffer ionic strength in affecting removal efficiency of non-specifically absorbed ions on bacterial cell surface, where a threshold exists (0.15M) for charge screening to be effective. At the upper bound, 0.6M ionic strength might remove cations intrinsic to the cell envelope, leading to possible cell surface damage and erroneous measurements.

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