A coupled THMC model of a heating and hydration laboratory experiment in unsaturated compacted FEBEX bentonite

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 80-94

  Zheng, Liange ^a,c   Samper, Javier ^c   Montenegro, Luis ^c   Fernández, Ana María ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compacted bentonite; FEBEX; Thermal osmosis; THMC model

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; HYDRATION; OSMOSIS; POSITIVE IONS; PROCESS CONTROL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; CHEMICAL OSMOSIS; COMPACTED BENTONITE; DISSOLUTION PRECIPITATIONS; FEBEX; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; PORE WATERS; THERMAL; THERMAL OSMOSE; THMC MODEL;

BENTONITE;

ARTIFACT; BACKFILL; BENTONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GYPSUM; HEATING; HYDRATION; ION EXCHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; OSMOSIS; PH; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; SAMPLING; SEALING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 77952110417     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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