Computational algorithm for solving the nonlinear boundary-value problem of hydrogen permeability with dynamic boundary conditions and concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient

Zaika Y.V., Rodchenkova N.I.
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The article deals with the nonlinear boundary-value problem of hydrogen permeability corresponding to the following experiment. A membrane made of the target structural material heated to a sufficiently high temperature serves as the partition in the vacuum chamber. Degassing is performed in advance. A constant pressure of gaseous (molecular) hydrogen is built up at the inlet side. The penetrating flux is determined by mass-spectrometry in the vacuum maintained at the outlet side.

A linear model of dependence on concentration is adopted for the coefficient of dissolved atomic hydrogen diffusion in the bulk. The temperature dependence conforms to the Arrhenius law. The surface processes of dissolution and sorptiondesorption are taken into account in the form of nonlinear dynamic boundary conditions (differential equations for the dynamics of surface concentrations of atomic hydrogen). The characteristic mathematical feature of the boundary-value problem is that concentration time derivatives are included both in the diffusion equation and in the boundary conditions with quadratic nonlinearity. In terms of the general theory of functional differential equations, this leads to the so-called neutral type equations and requires a more complex mathematical apparatus. An iterative computational algorithm of second-(higher- )order accuracy is suggested for solving the corresponding nonlinear boundary-value problem based on explicit-implicit difference schemes. To avoid solving the nonlinear system of equations at every time step, we apply the explicit component of difference scheme to slower sub-processes.

The results of numerical modeling are presented to confirm the fitness of the model to experimental data. The degrees of impact of variations in hydrogen permeability parameters (“derivatives”) on the penetrating flux and the concentration distribution of H atoms through the sample thickness are determined. This knowledge is important, in particular, when designing protective structures against hydrogen embrittlement or membrane technologies for producing high-purity hydrogen. The computational algorithm enables using the model in the analysis of extreme regimes for structural materials (pressure drops, high temperatures, unsteady heating), identifying the limiting factors under specific operating conditions, and saving on costly experiments (especially in deuterium-tritium investigations).

Keywords: hydrogen permeability, surface processes, numerical modeling, nonlinear boundaryvalue problems, difference schemes
Citation in English: Zaika Y.V., Rodchenkova N.I. Computational algorithm for solving the nonlinear boundary-value problem of hydrogen permeability with dynamic boundary conditions and concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient // Computer Research and Modeling, 2024, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1179-1193
Citation in English: Zaika Y.V., Rodchenkova N.I. Computational algorithm for solving the nonlinear boundary-value problem of hydrogen permeability with dynamic boundary conditions and concentration-dependent diffusion coefficient // Computer Research and Modeling, 2024, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1179-1193
DOI: 10.20537/2076-7633-2024-16-5-1179-1193
URL: http://crm-en.ics.org.ru/journal/article/3524/
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