Diffusion studies in porous media with the "inside-out" technique.

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Fraunhofer Institut fuer zerstoerungsfreie Pruefverfahren (IZFP), Saarbruecken, Germany.

Published: February 2004

Diffusion measurements of water in a glass beads porous media were carried out by the "One-Sided Access" sensor. An approach to determine the long time mean square displacement of hydrogen molecules by measuring the ratio of stimulated echo to primary echo in a three pulse sequence in the presence of permanent static field gradient is analysed. The difference between the apparent diffusion coefficient in a pure water sample and in water/glass beads mixtures becomes visible.

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