Gaseous Isotope Separation Using Solar Wind Phenomena

A large evacuated drum-like chamber fitted with supersonic nozzles in the center, with the chamber and the nozzles corotating, can separate gaseous fluids according to their molecular weights. The principle of separation is essentially the same as that of the solar wind propagation, in which compone...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1980-12, Vol.77 (12), p.6948-6951
Main Author: Wang, Chia-Gee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Flow velocity
Fluids
Gases
Mach number
Nozzles
Physical sciences
Physical Sciences: Applied Physical Sciences
Rotation
Solar wind
Throat
Vapor pressure
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Summary:A large evacuated drum-like chamber fitted with supersonic nozzles in the center, with the chamber and the nozzles corotating, can separate gaseous fluids according to their molecular weights. The principle of separation is essentially the same as that of the solar wind propagation, in which components of the plasma fluid are separated due to their difference in the time-of-flight. The process can inherently be very efficient, serving as a pump as well as a separator, and producing well over 105separative work units (kg/year) for the hydrogen/deuterium mixture at high-velocity flows.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.77.12.6948