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A model for the viscosity of melts within the Phlegraen Fields, Italy Matysek, Nikolas
Abstract
The viscosity of silicate melts is perhaps the most important factor in volcanic processes. Presented here is a model that predicts the non-Arrhenian Newtonian viscosity of 25 anhydrous and hydrous naturally-occurring silicate melts as a function of temperature. This model was created from 437 measurements of viscosity on 16 real-world samples, of which 9 were enriched with water content ranging from 0.30 to 6.32 Wt%. The VFT equation [log η = A + B/(T(K)-C)] was used to describes the non-Arrhenian temperature dependence of viscosity. A hightemperature viscosity limit (A) was assumed and the optimal value was calculated to be -4.74 (e.g. η = 10ˉ⁴·⁷ Pa s). The parameters B and C account for the compositional dependence but a method to calculate them from chemical data was not determined. The model predicts viscosity continuously across 14 orders of magnitude (10³ – 10¹⁶ Pa s) and can calculate the glass transition temperature (Tg) and melt fragility (m). Model parameters B and C are compared against each other and show a strong negative correlation. Anhydrous parameters show noticeable trends when compared against all measures but is clearest against SiO₂. The affect of water is complex and seems to have little systemic influence expect for when B is compared against NBO/T. These cases provide the best avenues of investigation for determining the compositional dependence.
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A model for the viscosity of melts within the Phlegraen Fields, Italy
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2016-04
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The viscosity of silicate melts is perhaps the most important factor in volcanic processes.
Presented here is a model that predicts the non-Arrhenian Newtonian viscosity of 25 anhydrous
and hydrous naturally-occurring silicate melts as a function of temperature. This model was
created from 437 measurements of viscosity on 16 real-world samples, of which 9 were enriched
with water content ranging from 0.30 to 6.32 Wt%. The VFT equation [log η = A + B/(T(K)-C)]
was used to describes the non-Arrhenian temperature dependence of viscosity. A hightemperature viscosity limit (A) was assumed and the optimal value was calculated to be -4.74
(e.g. η = 10ˉ⁴·⁷ Pa s). The parameters B and C account for the compositional dependence but a
method to calculate them from chemical data was not determined. The model predicts viscosity
continuously across 14 orders of magnitude (10³ – 10¹⁶ Pa s) and can calculate the glass
transition temperature (Tg) and melt fragility (m). Model parameters B and C are compared
against each other and show a strong negative correlation. Anhydrous parameters show
noticeable trends when compared against all measures but is clearest against SiO₂. The affect of
water is complex and seems to have little systemic influence expect for when B is compared
against NBO/T. These cases provide the best avenues of investigation for determining the
compositional dependence.
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eng
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2017-01-31
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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10.14288/1.0300335
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Unreviewed
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Undergraduate
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