Allwright, David and Blount, Maurice and Gramberg, Heike and Hewitt, Ian and Aminu, Abdulhadi and Breward, Chris and Broda, Piotr and Byatt-Smith, John and Catt, Chris and Chutsagulprom, Nawinda and Fehribach, Joe and Hickson, Roslyn and Hjorth, Poul and Morgan, Cara and Morones, Rafael and Ockendon, John and Please, Colin and Reis, Tim and Sibley, David and KinPo Tam, Peter and Thompson, Alice (2009) Reaction-diffusion models of decontamination. [Study Group Report]
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Abstract
A contaminant, which also contains a polymer is in the form of droplets on a solid surface. It is to be removed by the action of a decontaminant, which is applied in aqueous solution. The contaminant is only sparingly soluble in water, so the reaction mechanism is that it slowly dissolves in the aqueous solution and then is oxidized by the decontaminant. The polymer is insoluble in water, and so builds up near the interface, where its presence can impede the transport of contaminant.
In these circumstances, Dstl wish to have mathematical models that give an understanding of the process, and can be used to choose the parameters to give adequate removal of the contaminant. Mathematical models of this have been developed and analysed, and show results in broad agreement with the effects seen in experiments.
| Item Type: | Study Group Report |
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| Problem Sectors: | None/Other Aerospace and defence Medical and pharmaceutical |
| Study Groups: | European Study Group with Industry > ESGI 68 (Southampton, UK, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2009) |
| Company Name: | Dstl |
| ID Code: | 245 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Kamel Bentahar |
| Deposited On: | 20 Oct 2009 10:23 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2015 19:51 |
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