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Laboratory Experiments of Mass Transfer in the London Clay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

P. J. Bourke
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Oxfordshire. 0X11 ORA
D. Gilling
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Oxfordshire. 0X11 ORA
N. L. Jefferies
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Oxfordshire. 0X11 ORA
D. A. Lever
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Oxfordshire. 0X11 ORA
T. R. Lineham
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Oxfordshire. 0X11 ORA
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Abstract

Aqueous phase mass transfer through the rocks surrounding a radioactive waste repository will take place by diffusion and convection. This paper presents a comprehensive set of measurements of the mass transfer characteristics for a single, naturally occurring, clay. These data have been compared with the results predicted by mathematical models of mass transport in porous media, in order to build confidence in these models.

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Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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