Modeling the extraction of bound rubber from silica-filled styrene-butadiene rubber with toluene

田村 由起子*; 荒川 勝利*; 竹中 幹人*; 中西 洋平*; 藤波 想*; 柴田 基樹*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 山田 雅子*; 瀬戸 秀紀*; et al.

Polymer, 333, p.128662_1 - 128662_8, 2025/08

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128662

To investigate the relationship between the mechanical properties of silica-filled styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and the amount of bound rubber at the filler/rubber interface, the polymer matrix was extracted from silica-filled SBR using toluene at room temperature. In this study, this extraction process was reproduced by leaching a thermally annealed SBR layer deposited on a Si substrate in toluene at room temperature, where the adsorption layer of the SBR was grown at the interface with the substrate by thermal annealing. The SBR adsorption layer on the Si substrate has two-layer structures consisting of an inner and outer adsorption layers, which correspond to the tightly and loosely bound rubbers on the filler surface of the silica-filled SBR, respectively. For the sample annealed for less than 6 h, the outer adsorption layer, loosely bound to the substrate, was easily leached in toluene for 5 min, leaving only the inner adsorption layer on the substrate. For the samples annealed for more than 24 h, a large portion of the outer adsorption layer remained on top of the inner adsorption layer as a terrace structure. However, even for the sample annealed for 24 h, treating with toluene for 24 h completely leached the outer adsorption layer from the inner adsorption layer, although the inner adsorption layer remained on the substrate. It was found that the loosely bound rubber in the silica-filled SBR could be easily extracted from the filler surface, along with the free polymer chains in the polymer matrix during extraction with toluene at room temperature. In contrast, the tightly bound rubber was not leached by toluene at room temperature. This may be because the interfacial polymer chains within approximately 1 nm of the substrate surface were strongly constrained to the substrate, and even toluene molecules were excluded.

長期観測結果に基づく防振建物に設置された厚肉積層ゴムのクリープ特性推定の試み

正木 信男*; 室田 伸夫*; 加藤 亨二*; 岡村 茂樹; 山本 智彦; 内田 昌人*; 藤田 聡*

日本建築学会技術報告集, 31(78), p.687 - 692, 2025/06

https://doi.org/10.3130/aijt.31.687

実際の免震建物に55.2年設置された天然ゴム系の厚肉積層ゴムのクリープ特性を、既存測定データと新規測定データを用いて推定した。JIS K6410-2で推奨されている単回帰分析での結果、平均クループ変位特性はべき乗則で説明できることが分かった。その回帰式より、建物に設置された厚肉積層ゴムの平均クリープ量は3.4mmと推定された。その結果から、JIS K6410-2の方法は、クリープ変位の予測に役立つものと考えられる。

Neutron reflectivity study on the adsorption layer of polyethylene grown on Si substrate

下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 柴田 基樹*; 中西 洋平*; 荒川 勝利*; 竹中 幹人*; 木田 拓充*; 徳満 勝久*; 田中 亮*; et al.

Langmuir, 40(30), p.15758 - 15766, 2024/07

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01584

To investigate the structure of the interface between polyethylene films and substrates, the neutron reflectivity (NR) of deuterated polyethylene (dPE) thin films deposited on Si substrates was measured, demonstrating water accumulation at the interface, even under ambient conditions. After leaching the thermally annealed dPE films in hot p-xylene, NR measurements were conducted on the layers remaining on the substrate, clearly revealing that the adsorption layer of dPE grew during annealing and consisted of two layers, an inner adsorption layer and an outer adsorption layer, as previously proposed for amorphous polymers. The inner adsorption layer was approximately 3.7 nm thick with a density comparable to that of the bulk. The outer adsorption layer was several nanometers thick and appeared to grow insufficiently on top of the inner adsorption layer under the annealing conditions examined in this study. This study clarifying the growth of the adsorption layer of polyethylene at the interface with an inorganic substrate is useful for improving the performance of polymer/inorganic filler nanocomposites due to the wide utility of crystalline polyolefins as polymer matrix materials in nanocomposites.

Research and development of three-dimensional isolation system for sodium cooled fast reactor, 9; Evaluating seismic isolation performance through seismic response analysis

深沢 剛司*; 杣木 孝裕*; 湯川 正貴*; 平山 智之*; 渡壁 智祥; 山本 智彦; 岡村 茂樹; 宮崎 真之; 内田 昌人*; 宮川 高行; et al.

Proceedings of the ASME 2024 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP 2024) (Internet), 10 Pages, 2024/07

https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2024-121899

This paper elucidates the isolation performance of a newly developed three-dimensional seismic isolation system through seismic response analysis. A novel three-dimensional isolation system was developed and assessed through static loading tests, aiming to unveil the hysteresis loops for each element, labeled Part 1 to Part 6. To ascertain the design feasibility of the isolation system, static loading tests were judiciously conducted, considering a wide array of loading conditions, including the beyond-design basis ground motion. Employing the accumulated test data, a new analytical model was devised, capable of precisely capturing the hysteresis loops for each element. Evaluating the seismic isolation performance based on the static loading results of the entire system posed a notable challenge. Nevertheless, the hysteresis characteristics of the overall system in both horizontal and vertical directions were elucidated using a static loading test with a half-scale model, as detailed in Part 7 and Part 8. The authors conducted a seismic response analysis, leveraging the analytical models identified by the static loading test results obtained from the half-scale model. This paper demonstrates that our isolation system exhibits superior isolation performance against both the design basis and beyond-design basis ground motions when compared to a horizontal isolation system consisting of rubber bearings and oil dampers.

Fundamental evaluation of hydrogen behavior in sodium for sodium-water reaction detection of sodium-cooled fast reactor

山本 智彦; 加藤 篤志; 早川 雅人; 下山 一仁; 荒 邦章; 畠山 望*; 山内 和*; 江田 優平*; 由井 正弘*

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 56(3), p.893 - 899, 2024/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.10.043

In a secondary cooling system of a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), rapid detection of hydrogen due to sodium-water reaction (SWR) caused by water leakage from a heat exchanger tube of a steam generator (SG) is important in terms of safety and property protection of the SFR. For hydrogen detection, the hydrogen detectors using atomic transmission phenomenon of hydrogen within Ni-membrane were used in Japanese proto-type SFR "Monju." However, during the plant operation, detection signals of water leakage were observed even in the situation without SWR concerning temperature up and down in the cooling system. For this reason, the study of a new hydrogen detector has been carried out to improve stability, accuracy and reliability. In this research, the authors focus on the difference in composition of hydrogen and the difference between the background hydrogen under normal plant operation and the one generated by SWR and theoretically estimate the hydrogen behavior in liquid sodium by using ultra-accelerated quantum chemical molecular dynamics (UA-QCMD). Based on the estimation, dissolved H or NaH, rather than molecular hydrogen (H), is the predominant form of the background hydrogen in liquid sodium in terms of energetical stability. On the other hand, it was found that hydrogen molecules produced by the sodium-water reaction can exist stably as a form of a fine bubble concerning some confinement mechanism such as a NaH layer on their surface. In parallel, we observed experimentally that the fine bubbles of H stably existed in the liquid sodium than expected before. This paper describes the comparison between the theoretical estimation and experimental results based on hydrogen form in sodium in the development of the new hydrogen detector in Japan.

高速炉向け3次元免震システムの研究開発(1/2縮尺サイズの試験体を用いた静的特性に関する試験的検討)

深沢 剛司*; 平山 智之*; 横井 忍*; 廣田 昭彦*; 杣木 孝裕*; 湯川 正貴*; 宮川 高行; 内田 昌人*; 山本 智彦; 宮崎 真之; et al.

日本機械学会論文集(インターネット), 89(924), p.23-00023_1 - 23-00023_17, 2023/08

https://doi.org/10.1299/transjsme.23-00023

ナトリウム冷却高速炉の耐震性向上の観点で研究開発を進めている3次元免震装置開発に関して、そのシステムの概要を述べるとともに、1/2縮尺試験体を用いた静的載荷試験結果について、その知見を述べる。

Design and actual performance of J-PARC 3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron for high-intensity operation

山本 風海; 金正 倫計; 林 直樹; Saha, P. K.; 田村 文彦; 山本 昌亘; 谷 教夫; 高柳 智弘; 神谷 潤一郎; 菖蒲田 義博; et al.

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 59(9), p.1174 - 1205, 2022/09

https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2022.2038301

J-PARC 3GeVシンクロトロン(RCS)は、最大1MWの大強度ビームを25Hzという早い繰り返しで中性子実験及び下流の主リングシンクロトロンに供給することを目的に設計された。2007年の加速器調整運転開始以降、RCSではビーム試験を通じて加速器の設計性能が満たされているかの確認を進め、必要に応じてより安定に運転するための改善を行ってきた。その結果として、近年RCSは1MWのビーム出力で連続運転を行うことが可能となり、共用運転に向けた最後の課題の抽出と対策の検討が進められている。本論文ではRCSの設計方針と実際の性能、および改善点について議論する。

Plant system study of France-Japan common concept on Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor

加藤 篤志; 山本 智彦; 安藤 将人; 近澤 佳隆; 村上 久友*; 大山 一弘*; 金子 文彰*; 日暮 浩一*; Chanteclair, F.*; Chenaud, M.-S.*; et al.

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies (Internet), 8, p.11_1 - 11_10, 2022/06

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https://doi.org/10.1051/epjn/2022006

本稿はナトリウム冷却炉のプラントシステムに採用する技術について、仏国のアストリッド炉等を基にして日仏の技術仕様共通化を検討し、共通プラントの構築に係る検討の成果をまとめている。特に地震条件の違いに対応した原子炉構造設計では、日本側で採用している高周波設計を日仏で共有し、適応を試みている。その他、蒸気発生器、崩壊熱除去システム、燃料取り扱いシステム、および格納容器の仕様共通化の検討を紹介する。

オールジャパンでとりくむ地層処分のいま,3; 処分場の設計と工学技術(その1)

山本 陽一*; 小川 裕輔*; 小林 正人*; 高山 裕介; 西本 壮志*

日本原子力学会誌ATOMO, 64(2), p.105 - 109, 2022/02

https://doi.org/10.3327/jaesjb.64.2_105

本稿は、日本原子力学会誌の連載講座「オールジャパンでとりくむ地層処分のいま」の第3回であり、処分場の設計の基本的な考え方や、設計と建設・操業のための技術開発のうち、人工バリアに関する取組みの現状について紹介するものである。

東海再処理施設における津波による漂流物の影響評価

西野 紗樹; 坪井 雅俊; 岡田 純平; 三枝 祐; 大森 一樹; 安尾 清志; 瀬下 和芳; 堂村 和幸; 山本 昌彦

日本保全学会第17回学術講演会要旨集, p.541 - 548, 2021/07

廃止措置を進めている東海再処理施設では、安全上リスクが高い高放射性廃液を取扱う高放射性廃液貯蔵場(HAW)及びガラス固化技術開発施設(TVF)の地震・津波等に対する安全対策を最優先で進めている。本発表では、複数の安全対策のうち、津波防護対策について、東海再処理施設に津波が襲来した際に漂流物化する可能性のある建物・設備等を調査後、津波の流況及び漂流物の軌跡解析結果から、両施設への漂流物の到達の有無を評価した。