A simple flow analysis of diffuser-getter-diffuser systems
- Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808 (United States)
Tritium clean-up systems typically deploy gas processing technologies between stages of palladium-silver (Pd/Ag) diffusers/permeators. The number of diffusers positioned before and after a gas clean-up process to obtain optimal system performance will vary with feed gas inert composition. A simple method to analyze optimal diffuser configuration is presented. The method assumes equilibrium across the Pd/Ag tubes and system flows are limited by diffuser vacuum pump speeds preceding or following the clean-up process. A plot of system feed as a function of inert feed gas composition for various diffuser configuration allows selection of a diffuser configuration for maximum throughput based on feed gas composition. (authors)
- OSTI ID:
- 22109420
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 54, Issue 2; Conference: 8. international conference on tritium science and technology, Rochester, NY (United States), 16-21 Sep 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France; 4 refs; ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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