Name

Hydrates_00_General

Description

Calculate hydrates for single and blended cement types

Template definition file

Hydrates_00_General.xml

 

Scope


The template serves to calculate the hydrate assemblages and the pore water concentrations from the definition of cement  from the weight percentage of different constituents (OPC and different SCMs), their reaction degree and their oxide composition.


Implementation

Tables with Global Variables

Tab 1

Cement Model

ModuleCement_Input_01_ModelSystem

Tab 2

Cement Recipe

ModuleCement_Input_02_Recipe

Data blocks

OPC

Chemical composition (oxides) of Ordinary Portland Cement

GBFS

Chemical composition (oxides) of granulated blast furnace slag

SF

Chemical composition (oxides) of silica fume

FA

Chemical composition (oxides) of fly-ash

LS

Chemical composition (oxides) of limestone

MK

Chemical composition (oxides) of metakaolin


Output files


Cement_Hydration_x.out

Description: Text file containing the cement recipe, reaction details and reaction products. x is an integer (default: 1001).

Content:

CEMENT RECIPE

Details of the cement recipe (reflects the input)

OXIDE CONTENT

Amount of oxide used in the calculations (moles). Details are given on the amount reacted, the amount unreacted and the total amount in the unhydrated cement. 

HYDRATED PHASES

Details on the hydrated phases (in moles, grams, and volume (cm³))? Ca and Si amounts in C-S-H phases are given as well.

PORE WATER COMPOSITION

Details on the pore water composition (pH, concentrations in mol/L and mg/L)

VOLUMES

Initial volumes (cm³) and volume fractions.

Volumes (cm³) and volume fractions of solid phases, hydrated phases, unreacted clinkers, and pores 

Details on solid solution

Amounts of the different end members and of the elements in the solid solution. 

 


Examples

Tutorials

Calculate the cement hydrates assemblage and pore water composition

Adapt oxide composition of OPC clinker

Calculate the cement hydrates assemblages with part of OPC is replaced by GBSF

Benchmarks