Recovery of deuterium from H–D gas mixture by thermal diffusion in a multi-concentric-tube column device of fixed total sum of column heights with transverse sampling streams

The effect of the increment in the number of concentric-tube thermal diffusion columns on the recovery of deuterium from H 2–HD–D 2 system with fixed total sum of column heights, has been investigated. The equations for predicting the degrees of separation in single-column, double-column and triple-...

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Published in:Nuclear engineering and design 2010-10, Vol.240 (10), p.2872-2876
Main Author: Yeh, Ho-Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fission nuclear power plants
Fuels
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
Nuclear fuels
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Summary:The effect of the increment in the number of concentric-tube thermal diffusion columns on the recovery of deuterium from H 2–HD–D 2 system with fixed total sum of column heights, has been investigated. The equations for predicting the degrees of separation in single-column, double-column and triple-column devices have been derived. Considerable improvement in recovery can be achieved if a multi-column device with larger number of column is employed, instead of a single-column device with column height equal to the same total sum of column heights, especially for the case of higher flow-rate operation and larger total sum of column heights.
ISSN:0029-5493
1872-759X
DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.05.060