Publication Cover
High Pressure Research
An International Journal
Volume 39, 2019 - Issue 3
153
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Compression of porous aluminum: combined ultrasonic and microtomography measurements with lattice-Boltzmann permeability simulations

, ORCID Icon, , &
Pages 438-456 | Received 25 Jan 2019, Accepted 11 Jun 2019, Published online: 11 Jul 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Combined ultrasonic and X-ray microtomography measurements in situ at high pressure, in conjunction with lattice-Boltzmann simulations, enabled simultaneous investigation several physical parameters including: elastic wave velocities (vp and vs); apparent Poisson’s ratio; pore structure; porosity; and permeability. Experiments were conducted on a simple analog material, porous mold-quality aluminum, in a Paris-Edinburgh cell from 0.14 to 1.36 GPa. Porosity was observed to have a strong inverse dependence on pressure up to ∼0.9 GPa, while permeability has an anisotropic dependence on pressure. Elastic wave velocity (vp, vs) and apparent Poisson’s ratio all increase with pressure, with vp agreeing well with the Hashin–Shtrikman upper bound at lower pressures and higher porosities. These results demonstrate a new methodology combining experimental and analytical methods to provide cross-property links between microscopic structure and macroscopic elastic properties. Future investigations on more complex Earth materials may have important implications for our understanding of the composition of the deep Earth.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ORCID

Heather C. Watson http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-6518

Additional information

Funding

This research used resources of the Advanced Photon Source, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 61.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 1,965.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.