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Thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids in pores. Annual technical report, January 1-December 31, 1991

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6694822
The authors have completed a study of the maximum methane adsorption storage capacity of model carbons and zeolites for a range of pore sizes, temperatures and pressures. They find that carbons with slit pores offer higher storage capacity in general than zeolites, which have cylindrical or hexagonal pores. The optimum pore size is generally about H=3 omega, where H is the slit width in the case of carbons or the diameter in the case of zeolites, and omega is the Lennard-Jones diameter of the methane molecule. They have also carried out simulations for methane adsorbed in carbons at lower temperatures, in the range 40-140 K. They find many phase transitions in these adsorbed layers, including multiple layering transitions, two-dimensional freezing transitions, solid-solid transitions and capillary condensation. Where experimental data is available agreement is good. Two new projects, involving simulation studies of methane in wedge-shaped carbon pores, and water adsorption in activated carbons, have been initiated. The theory of transport phenomena in adsorbed fluids and in pores has been further developed to obtain tractable equations for the viscosities and thermal conductivity.
Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Coll. of Engineering
OSTI ID:
6694822
Report Number(s):
PB-93-158533/XAB; CNN: GRI-5086-260-1254
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English