Deuterium Diffusion in a Soil-Water-Ice Mixture.

Abstract

An experiment was performed to determine the rate of equilibration of deuterium between the ice and liquid phases of water in partially frozen soil. The results of this experiment are consistent with a diffusion rate of deuterium in ice of 1 or .0000000002 sq cm/s. A method for calculating the approximate equilibration time, given the size of the ice crystals in the system, is provided. This calculation compares well with the experimental results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148457

Entities

People

  • A. R. Tice
  • J. L. Oliphant

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Regions
  • Computer Programs
  • Crystals
  • Deuterium
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Heavy Water
  • Hydrogen
  • Liquid Phases
  • Liquids
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Single Crystals

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies