Hydriding kinetics of LaNi5 using Nucleation-growth and Diffusion Models

Hydriding kinetics of LaNi5 using Nucleation-growth and Diffusion Models

J. PayáA. Freni J.M. Corberán V. Compañ 

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Instituto de Ingeniería Energética, Valencia

C.N.R. – Institute for Advanced Technologies ITAE, Messina

Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Departamento de Termodinámica Aplicada, Valencia

Corresponding Author Email: 
jorpaher@iie.upv.es
Page: 
293-300
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v15i4.50
Received: 
29 December 2011
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Accepted: 
9 February 2012
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Abstract: 

In this paper, the hydriding kinetics of a LaNi5alloy have been measured with a thermo-gravimetric system. The rate controlling steps have been analyzed. In the α + β phase, a first order Johnson-Mehl-Avrami model provides a good agreement with the measurements. In the ? phase, the previous approach shows that the reaction becomes progressively controlled by the diffusion of hydrogen atoms through the hydride. In order to support this hypothesis, a Crank-Nicholson diffusion model has also been applied and achieved good results. The results show that the transition in the rate controlling mechanism takes place before the static pressure-composition isotherms are reached.

Keywords: 

metal hydride, LaNi5, kinetics, diffusion model

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Sorption Models
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge Marc Linder from the In-stitüt für Technische Thermodynamik des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) for his support.

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