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Title: Hot air drum evaporator

Abstract

An evaporation system for aqueous radioactive waste uses standard 30 and 55 gallon drums. Waste solutions form cascading water sprays as they pass over a number of trays arranged in a vertical stack within a drum. Hot dry air is circulated radially of the drum through the water sprays thereby removing water vapor. The system is encased in concrete to prevent exposure to radioactivity. The use of standard 30 and 55 gallon drums permits an inexpensive compact modular design that is readily disposable, thus eliminating maintenance and radiation build-up problems encountered with conventional evaporation systems.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864071
Patent Number(s):
4305780
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
hot; air; drum; evaporator; evaporation; aqueous; radioactive; waste; standard; 30; 55; gallon; drums; solutions; form; cascading; water; sprays; pass; trays; arranged; vertical; stack; dry; circulated; radially; removing; vapor; encased; concrete; prevent; exposure; radioactivity; permits; inexpensive; compact; modular; design; readily; disposable; eliminating; maintenance; radiation; build-up; encountered; conventional; systems; modular design; water vapor; waste solutions; radioactive waste; waste solution; hot air; removing water; water spray; hot dry; readily disposable; vertical stack; aqueous radioactive; dry air; /159/976/

Citation Formats

Black, Roger L. Hot air drum evaporator. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Black, Roger L. Hot air drum evaporator. United States.
Black, Roger L. Thu . "Hot air drum evaporator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864071.
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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