A Study on a Tritium Separation Process Using Self-Developing Gas Chromatography with Pd-Pt Alloy

Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Fusion Science and Technology

OSTI ID:20854123

Kojima, S ^[1]; Yokosawa, M ^[1]; Matsuyama, M ^[2]; Numata, M ^[1]; Kato, T ^[1]; Watanabe, K ^[2]

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1. JGC Corporation (Japan)
2. Toyama University (Japan)

To study the practical application of a tritium separation process using Self-Developing Gas Chromatography (SDGC) using a Pd-Pt alloy, intermediate scale-up experiments (22 mm ID x 2 m length column) and the development of a computational simulation method have been conducted. In addition, intermediate scale production of Pd-Pt powder has been developed for the scale-up experiments.The following results were obtained: (1) a 50-fold scale-up from 3 mm to 22 mm causes no significant impact on the SDGC process; (2) the Pd-Pt alloy powder is applicable to a large size SDGC process; and (3) the simulation enables preparation of a conceptual design of a SDGC process for tritium separation.

• OSTI ID: 20854123
• Journal Information: Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 48, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2006 American Nuclear Society (ANS), United States, All rights reserved. http://epubs.ans.org/; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1536-1055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DESIGN
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
PALLADIUM ALLOYS
PLATINUM ALLOYS
POWDERS
TRITIUM