Fractal properties of correlated invasion percolation patterns

We present results on Monte Carlo simulations for invasion percolation with trapping considering the presence of spatial size correlations, a problem which is relevant to multiphase flow in field scale of porous media. The correlations are generated through the dual site bond model, characterized by a spatial correlation length r0, which depends on the overlap between site and bond distributions. Our results indicate that in two-dimensional lattices the fractal dimension of the sample-spanning cluster, is non-universal and vary with the correlation. Comparison with other authors recent findings is presented.Fil: López, Raúl Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich". Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich"; ArgentinaFil: Vidales, Ana Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich". Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich"; ArgentinaFil: Zgrablich, G.. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; Méxic

Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of molecular processes on supported metal particles

A general model is proposed to describe the kinetics of molecular reactions taking place on supported metal particles, which are deformed by the effect of temperature, through kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. The model is applied to the study of the CO oxidation reaction. The effects of adsorbate-adsorbate and adsorbate-metal interactions and of CO and metal atoms diffusion on the reaction window and the overall reaction rate are determined.Fil: Sales, Jose Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich". Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich"; ArgentinaFil: Gargiulo Almeida, María Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Luis. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich". Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas y Naturales. Instituto de Física Aplicada "Dr. Jorge Andrés Zgrablich"; ArgentinaFil: Zgrablich, G.. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentin

High-pressure Methane Adsorption on Natural and Synthetic Zeolites

The adsorption isotherms of methane on synthetic (5A and 13X) and natural (Erionite) zeolites at different temperatures have been obtained through the use of a high-pressure volumetric adsorption apparatus over the pressure range 0–5 MPa. The isotherms have been analyzed on the basis of a statistical thermodynamic adsorption model, variation in the temperature allowing calculation of the isosteric heat of adsorption. The results show that these zeolites are highly efficient for methane storage at moderately low pressure (0.5–1 MPa)

A Test of the Horvath–Kawazoe Method by Monte Carlo Simulation

The Horvath–Kawazoe (H–K) method, which is frequently used to obtain the micropore size distributions of microporous materials, has been tested by Monte Carlo Simulation of nitrogen adsorption isotherms. The results show that the H–K method only gives good results when the microporosity is confined to a pore size lower than approximately 13 Å. In this region, although the method can predict the micropore size distribution peak with acceptable precision, it fails for wider distributions

High-Pressure Methane Adsorption in 5A Zeolite and the Nature of Gas-Solid Interactions

Experimental adsorption isotherms for methane in 5A zeolite over the pressure range 0–5 MPa have been obtained and analyzed using a statistical thermodynamical formulation which relates the observed macroscopic thermodynamic quantities to microscopic gas–solid interactions. The efficiency of the zeolite as a methane storage system has thus been evaluated