Numerical study of pore sizes distribution in gels

We introduce a new numerical technique for the calculation of the pore size distribution in two-dimensional disordered systems. Our method is based on a triangulation technique which allows a closer measurement of pores surface without any morphological hypothesis.In this work, we focus our calculat...

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Published in:Journal of sol-gel science and technology 2003, Vol.26 (1-3), p.671-675
Main Authors: PRIMERA, Juan, HASMY, Anwar, WOIGNIER, Thierry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Chemistry
Clusters
Colloidal gels. Colloidal sols
Colloidal state and disperse state
Computer simulation
Exact sciences and technology
Gels
General and physical chemistry
Particle size distribution
Pore size
Pore size distribution
Porosity
Triangulation
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Summary:We introduce a new numerical technique for the calculation of the pore size distribution in two-dimensional disordered systems. Our method is based on a triangulation technique which allows a closer measurement of pores surface without any morphological hypothesis.In this work, we focus our calculations in simulated gels. Such materials are modeled in two different conditions: by means of the Diffusion-Limited and Reaction-Limited Cluster-cluster Aggregation algorithms, DLCA and RLCA, respectively. In both situations, when the particles concentration decreases, the average pores size increases. The more compact cluster in RLCA, compared with DLCA, is consistent with the pore size distribution we have calculated. The simulated mean pore size is quantitatively in agreement with experimental data from literature.
ISSN:0928-0707
1573-4846
DOI:10.1023/A:1020765230983