What is it about?
We describe new high-pressure neutron diffraction apparatus for investigating the structure of liquids under hydrothermal conditions.
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Why is it important?
Fluids such as concentrated brine under hydrothermal conditions play a key role in processes such as the creation of black smokers at mid-oceanic ridges; the sequestration of CO2 by solubility trapping in deep aquifers and subsequent mineral trapping in carbonates; and mass transfer within the Earth’s crust by hydrothermal transport and the formation of ore deposits. We developed new instrumentation for looking at the structure of these geofluids by neutron diffraction.
Perspectives
Corrosion becomes a headache under geothermal conditions. It was a challenge to solve the issues involved.
Professor Philip S Salmon
University of Bath
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This page is a summary of: High-pressure neutron diffraction apparatus for investigating the structure of liquids under hydrothermal conditions, High Pressure Research, October 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2017.1391953.
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