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TTNL03 - Thermo- hydration.
Simulation of an adiabatic test

Summary:

The purpose of this test is to validate the thermo behavior hydrating THER_HYDR, by simulating a test
adiabat:
a freshly-mixed concrete sample is plunged in a calorimeter, the catch being carried out with release of heat,
it is a question of finding the field of temperature and hydration in the course of time.

The temperature and the degree of hydration are uniform in the sample. The temperature measured in
calorimeter will be thus the reference solution, the hydration being determined by analytical integration of the law
of evolution.

2 modelings are proposed: three-dimensional and axisymmetric.

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1
Problem of reference

1.1 Geometry
y
q.n = 0
4
3
1 m
Concrete
1
2
X
1 m


1.2
Material properties

The material has the following thermal characteristics:

Thermal conductivity: ks = 6 kJ/H/m/°K

voluminal variation of enthalpy: H = 2.4.105 kJ/m3,

and characteristics relating to the behavior hydrating following:

Heat per degree of hydration: Q0 = 1.4904105 kJ/m3

Constant of Arrhénius: Ar = 4000/°K.

Note:

The constant of Arrhénius is always expressed in Kelvin degree. The temperatures are
expressed in °C.

Affinity function of the hydration:

Degree of hydration H
Affinity A (H) (1/H)
0 6510
0.008 6360
0.016 2485
0.019 2460
0.038 9520
0.047 21800
0.08 37600
0.138 51600
0.232 51400
0.351 28200
0.44 16100
0.5 11700
0.63 5570
0.73 4240
0.81 1780
0.88 302
0.97 50
1.00 0
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1.3
Boundary conditions and loadings

One imposes a heat flux no one on all the faces of the solid. The loading is only initiated
by a heat source depending on the hydration Q = Q0 h.

1.4 Conditions
initial

The initial temperature is of 20.9°C
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2
Reference solution

2.1
Method of calculation used for the reference solution
The reference solution in temperature is given by the at every moment measured temperatures
during the adiabatic test.

The reference solution for the degree of hydration is calculated analytically according to
temperatures measured by integrating the law of evolution of the degree of hydration hy:

Ar
-
hy A H E T
=
+
()
(
.
273 6) T T being expressed in °C

2.2
Results of Référence

The results relate to the first 60 hours of the test.

T (out of H)
T (in °C)
hy (in %)
0 20.9 0
1 21.4 0.8
2 21.9 1.6
3 22.1 1.9
4 22.3 2.2
5 22.5 2.58
10 35.3 23.2
15 57.8 59.4
20 68.3 76
30 75.8 88
45 77.9 92
60 79.1 94

2.3
Uncertainty on the solution

Measure temperatures during the test. Integration of the law of evolution of hy on steps of time
varying between 1h and 5h.

2.4 References
bibiographic

[1]
CESAR-LCPC 3.2. Handbook of examples. Modeling of the concrete at the youth. January 1996
[2]
Gilles DEBRUYNE: Analyze models of behavior of the concrete in CESAR:
transferability of model TEXO-MEXO in Code_Aster. CR MN 97-193. 24/12/97
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3 Modeling
With

3.1
Characteristics of modeling

Modeling AXIS

3.2
Characteristics of the grid

A number of nodes: 4
A number of meshs and types: 1 QUAD4

3.3 Functionalities
tested

Commands




DEFI_FONCTION HYDR



DEFI_MATERIAU THER_HYDR AFFINITY
QSR_K
CHALHYDR
THER_NON_LINE COMP_THER_NL
RELATION
THER_HYDR

4
Results of modeling A

4.1 Values
tested

Identification Moments Reference
Aster %
difference
T node 1
5
22.5 22.47
­ 0.139
T node 1
15
57.8 56.82
­ 1.696
T node 1
60
79.1 76.67
­ 3.066
hy Pt of Gauss 1
5
2.58D-2 2.52D-2
­ 2.101
hy Pt of Gauss 1
15
5.94D-1 5.97D-1
0.53
hy Pt of Gauss 1
60
9.4D-1 9.32D-1
­ 0.871

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5 Modeling
B

5.1
Characteristics of modeling

Z
N07
N05
N08
N06
y
N03
N01
N04
N02
X


5.2
Characteristics of the grid

A number of nodes: 8
A number of meshs and types: 1 HEXA8 + 4 QUAD4 (faces)

5.3 Functionalities
tested

Commands




DEFI_FONCTION HYDR



DEFI_MATERIAU THER_HYDR AFFINITY QSR_K
CHALHYDR
THER_NON_LINE COMP_THER_NL
RELATION THER_HYDR

6
Results of modeling B

6.1 Values
tested

Identification Moments Reference
Aster %
difference
T node 1
5
22.5 22.47
­ 0.139
T node 1
15
57.8 56.82
­ 1.696
T node 1
60
79.1 76.67
­ 3.066
hy Pt of Gauss 1
5
2.58D-2 2.52D-2
­ 2.101
hy Pt of Gauss 1
15
5.94D-1 5.97D-1
0.53
hy Pt of Gauss 1
60
9.4D-1 9.32D-1
­ 0.871
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Summary of the results

The error obtained compared to the reference solution is about 1% with regard to
temperature and the hydration. Let us announce that the problem was dealt with with steps of time of the command
from 15 minutes what is relatively small for the phenomenon of hydration which lasts several
tens of hours.

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