Thermal conductivity of bentonite/quartz high-level waste package backfill
Conference
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· Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5939989
A mixture of bentonite clay and quartz sand is being considered for use as a waste-package backfill, the material placed between a radioactive-waste canister and the repository host rock. Compacts of bentonite/quartz with weight-percent ratios of 100/0, 70/30, 50/50 and 30/70 were made at room temperature under a pressure of 100 MPa (15 ksi). Upon initial heating, the thermal conductivity of the 70/30 compact rose from 1.20 W/m.K at 298 K to 1.32 W/m.K at 373 K. After further heating to 473 K, it fell to 1.10 W/m.K, reflecting the loss of interlamellar water from the bentonite. The conductivity of the now-dehydrated compacts displayed conductivities of 0.59, 1.06 and 0.83 W/m.K, respectively, at 298 K. Measured densities ranged from 1.98 to 2.12 g/cc. Combined geometric-mean and Maxwell models for thermal conduction in composite systems predict the measured results reasonably well. An analysis of the impact of backfills on high-level waste package design indicates that no significant thermal penalty is imposed.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5939989
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-821107-Pt.1
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 15
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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