Understanding the NaCl Phase Diagram

The goals of this project are to provide winter maintenance practitioners with a better understanding of the sodium chloride (NaCl) phase diagram and of how brines with salt concentrations higher or lower than the eutectic point of 23.3% will behave on the roadway. This knowledge will help winter maintenance agencies apply salt and salt brines effectively for the best performance on winter roadways.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Status: Completed
  • Funding: $100000
  • Contract Numbers:

    1044527

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    Clear Roads Pooled Fund

    St. Paul, MN  United States 
  • Managing Organizations:

    Minnesota Department of Transportation

    395 John Ireland Boulevard
    St Paul, MN  United States  55155
  • Performing Organizations:

    Western Transportation Institute

    Montana State University, Bozeman
    P.O. Box 174250
    Bozeman, MT  United States  59717-4250
  • Principal Investigators:

    Fay, Laura

  • Start Date: 20210107
  • Expected Completion Date: 20220630
  • Actual Completion Date: 0

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01762231
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Contract Numbers: 1044527
  • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 12 2021 4:28PM