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Title: Hugoniots of aerogels involving carbon and resorcinol formaldehyde

Conference ·
OSTI ID:9800

Recently, a first-order phase transition is predicted in liquid carbon using atomistic simulation and Brenner's bond order potential. There are also experimental data suggesting a possibility for a first-order phase transition. In light of this, a thermochemical equilibrium code (CHEQ) is used to provide guidance to experiments to find a liquid-liquid phase change in carbon foam and carbon-rich aerogel, resorcinol formaldehyde. Isotherms and Hugoniots were computed based on the previous analysis by van Thiel and Ree. The present calculations predict the liquid-liquid-graphite triple point to be at 5000 K and 5.2 GPa and its critical point to be at 6000 K and 8.8 GPa. The present Hugoniot calculations suggest that the liquid-liquid phase transition may be detected by performing a shock experiment with initial density of approximately 0.15 gm/cm{sup 3}.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
9800
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-134714; YN0100000; YN0100000; TRN: AH200125%%49
Resource Relation:
Conference: 11th Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Snowbird, UT (US), 06/27/1999--07/02/1999; Other Information: PBD: 24 Jun 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English