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Neutron and X-ray Tomography (NeXT) system for simultaneous, dual modality tomography

November 27, 2017
Author(s)
Jacob M. LaManna, Daniel S. Hussey, Elias M. Baltic, David L. Jacobson
Dual mode tomography offers the potential of improved estimation of the composition of a sample from the complimentary of the interaction of the two probes with the sample. We have developed a simultaneous neutron and 90 keV X-ray tomography system that is

Studying Water and Solute Transport through Desalination Membranes via Neutron Radiography

October 25, 2017
Author(s)
Devin L. Shaffer, Jacob M. LaManna, David L. Jacobson, Daniel S. Hussey, Menachem Elimelech, Edwin P. Chan
Neutron radiography, a non-destructive imaging technique, is applied to study water and solute transport through desalination membranes. Specifically, we use neutron radiography to quantify lithium chloride draw solute concentrations across a thin-film

Measurement and Modeling of the Ability of Crack Fillers to Prevent Chloride Ingress into Mortar

August 1, 2017
Author(s)
Scott Z. Jones, Dale P. Bentz, Jeffrey Davis, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, John L. Molloy, John R. Sieber
One of the most common repair procedures applied to damaged concrete is the filling of cracks by the application (injection) of an organic polymer. This operation is performed to increase the service life of the concrete by removing a preferential pathway

Simultaneous Neutron and X-Ray Imaging of 3D Kerogen and Fracture Structure in Shales

June 17, 2017
Author(s)
Wei-Shan NMN Chiang, Jacob M LaManna, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Yun Liu, Jilin Zhang, Daniel T. Georgi, Jin-hong Chen
Hydrocarbon production from shales using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has been the key development in US energy industry in the past decade and has now become more important globally. Nevertheless, many fundamental problems related to the

Neutron Radiography Measurement of Salt Solution Absorption in Mortar

February 1, 2017
Author(s)
Catherine Lucero, Robert Spragg, Dale P. Bentz, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jason Weiss
A portion of the concrete pavements in the US have recently been observed to have premature joint deterioration. While this damage has been attributed to a wide variety of potential factors, it is hypothesized that one component of this damage can be

The Center for Research on Extreme Batteries

September 19, 2016
Author(s)
Eric Wachsman, Cynthia Lundgren, Esther S. Takeuchi, Kang Xu, Chunsheng Wang, Joseph Dura, David L. Jacobson, Kahlil Amine, William Acker
How much would you spend on a battery if your life depended on it? Rarely is that question asked as the vast majority of battery development is focused on bringing down battery cost for wide spread consumer acceptance. However, for many industries

A pseudo-3D model to investigate heat and water transport in large area PEM fuel cells - Part 2: Application on an automotive driving cycle

September 14, 2016
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, J-P Poirot-Crouvezier, M. Chandesris, S. Rosini, David L. Jacobson, Jacob M. LaManna, A. Morin, Y. Bultel
In this work, the pseudo-3D multiphysics model introduced in Part 1 of this two-part series of papers is used to investigate heat and water transport in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell designed for an automotive application. The main advantage of the

Applications of Neutron Imaging and Future Possibilities

May 15, 2016
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson
Neutron imaging applications exploit the power of neutrons to penetrate through metals and measure small concentrations of hydrogen and lithium with high sensitivity. The recent advances made in digital imaging devices have enabled many novel neutron

A New Experiment for Determining Evaporation and Condensation Coefficients of Cryogenic Propellants

March 1, 2016
Author(s)
Kishan Bellur, E F. Medici, M Kulshreshtha, V Konduru, D Tyrewala, A Tamilarasan, J McQuillen, Juscelino Leao, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Julia Scherschligt, J Hermanson, C Choi, J Allen
Passive and active technologies have been used to control propellant boil-o , but the current state of understanding of cryogenic evaporation and condensation in microgravity is insucient for designing large cryogenic depots critical to the long-term

A New Cold Neutron Imaging Instrument at NIST

July 6, 2015
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, Christoph W. Brocker, David L. Jacobson, Thomas R. Gentile, Wangchun Chen, Elias M. Baltic, DV Baxter, J. Doskow, Muhammad D. Arif
The NIST neutron imaging program will build a new imaging instrument in the NCNR guide hall at the end of the neutron guide NG-6, beginning operation in summer of 2014. The NG-6 guide has a spectrum that is strongly peaked at a neutron wavelength of 5 Å

Improving quantitative neutron radiography through image restoration

July 20, 2013
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, Elias M. Baltic, Kevin J. Coakley, David L. Jacobson
This in-situ study examines the water content in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) using neutron radiography. Various conditions such as different polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) loadings in the gas diffusion media including the micro-porous layer (MPL

Demonstration of Achromatic Cold-Neutron Microscope Utilizing Axisymmetric Focusing Mirrors.

April 21, 2013
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, D. Liu, M. V. Gubarev, D Ramsey, David L. Jacobson, Muhammad D. Arif, D. E. Moncton, B. Khaykovich
An achromatic cold-neutron microscope with magnification 4 is demonstrated. The image-forming optics is made of nested coaxial mirrors of full figures of revolution, so-called Wolter optics. The spatial resolution, field of view, and depth of focus are

High-resolution neutron radiography of through-plane liquid water distribution in polymer electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion layer

August 14, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Richard Fu, Ugur Pasaogullari, Takeshi Shiomi, Yuichiro Tabuchi
We re-investigate our previously studied water transport phenomena under nonisothermal conditions by measuring the through-plane liquid water distribution across PEFC components with the state-of-the-art high-resolution neutron radiography. A corrective

Direct Measurement of Lithium Transport in Graphite Electrodes with Neutrons

April 1, 2012
Author(s)
David Jacobson, Jeffrey J. Gagliardo, Jon P. Owejan, Stephen J. Harris, Howard Wang, Daniel Hussey
Lithium intercalation into graphite electrodes is widely studied, but few direct in-situ diagnostic methods exist. Such diagnostic methods are desired as they will enable researchers to probe the influence of factors such as charge rate, electrode

Neutron Imaging of Lithium Concentration in Battery Pouch Cells

March 23, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Jason B. Siegel, C. D. Stefan, Xinfan Lin, David Gorsich
This paper shows how neutron radiography can be used for in situ quantification of the lithium concentration across battery electrodes, a critical physical system state. The change in lithium concentration between the charged and discharged states of the

Changing Optical Axis Due To Reactor Operation

January 12, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Elias M. Baltic
During reactor operation, the neutron flux distribution is modified by the reactor control mechanisms, in the case of the reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, this is determined by the angular position of the Cd shim arms and the

WATER TRANSPORT ACROSS A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE UNDER THERMAL GRADIENTS

January 11, 2011
Author(s)
David L. Jacobson, Richard Fu, Takeshi Shiomi, Ugur Pasaogullari, Joshua Preston, Shinichi Miyazaki, Yuichiro Tabuchi, Daniel S. Hussey
A fundamental experimental and numerical study of the water transport across a perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membrane under a temperature gradient is presented. The water transport phenomenon was experimentally investigated through water flux measurement

Neutron Imaging Studies of Metal-Hydride Storage Beds

December 1, 2010
Author(s)
David Jacobson, Daniel Hussey, Elias Baltic, Terrence J. Udovic, John J. Rush, Robert C. Bowman
Neutron radiography and tomography were used to study the transient and steady-state distributions, respectively, of hydrogen within a prototypical, LaNi4.78Sn0.22-based hydrogen storage bed during and after various absorption and desorption steps. It was

Electrically-stimulated gradients in water and counterion concentrations within electroactive polymer actuators

February 1, 2010
Author(s)
Jong Keun Park, Paul J. Jones, Chris Sahagun, Kirt A. Page, Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Sarah E. Morgan, Robert B. Moore
While ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) have been studied for more than 10 years, the specific actuation mechanism is still unclear. In this work, neutron imaging, applied potential (AP) and current sensing (CS) atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods
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