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Title: Controlled experiments for dense gas diffusion: Experimental design and execution, model comparison

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:76315

An experimental baseline CO2 release experiment at the DOE Spill Test Facility on the Nevada Test Site in Southern Nevada is described. This experiment was unique in its use of CO2 as a surrogate gas representative of a variety of specific chemicals. Introductory discussion places the experiment in historical perspective. CO2 was selected as a surrogate gas to provide a data base suitable for evaluation of model scenarios involving a variety of specific dense gases. The experiment design and setup are described, including design rationale and quality assurance methods employed. Resulting experimental data are summarized. Data usefulness is examined through a preliminary comparison of experimental results with simulations performed using the SLAV and DEGADIS dense gas models.

Research Organization:
Nevada Univ., Reno, NV (United States). Desert Research Inst.
OSTI ID:
76315
Report Number(s):
PB-95-218889/XAB; TRN: 51812024
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English