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Title: Recent advances in SRS on hydrogen isotope separation using thermal cycling absorption process

Abstract

TCAP (Thermal Cycling Absorption Process) is a gas chromatograph in principle using palladium in the column packing, but it is unique in the fact that the carrier gas, hydrogen, is being isotopically separated and the system is operated in a semi-continuous manner. TCAP units are used to purify tritium. The recent TCAP advances at Savannah River Site (SRS) include compressor-free concept for heating/cooling, push and pull separation using an active inverse column, and compact column design. The new developments allow significantly higher throughput and better reliability from 1/10 of the current production system's footprint while consuming 60% less energy. Various versions are derived in the meantime for external customers to be used in fusion energy projects.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Savannah River National Laboratory - SRNL, Aiken, SC (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22429787
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Fusion Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 67; Journal Issue: 3; Conference: TRITIUM 2013: 10. International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology, Nice Acropolis (France), 21-25 Oct 2013; Other Information: Country of input: France; 8 refs.; Journal ID: ISSN 1536-1055
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ABSORPTION; COOLING; HEATING; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE SEPARATION; PALLADIUM; STRONTIUM SULFIDES; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TRITIUM

Citation Formats

Xiao, X., Kit Heung, L., and Sessions, H. T. Recent advances in SRS on hydrogen isotope separation using thermal cycling absorption process. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.13182/FST14-T100.
Xiao, X., Kit Heung, L., & Sessions, H. T. Recent advances in SRS on hydrogen isotope separation using thermal cycling absorption process. United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-T100
Xiao, X., Kit Heung, L., and Sessions, H. T. 2015. "Recent advances in SRS on hydrogen isotope separation using thermal cycling absorption process". United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-T100.
@article{osti_22429787,
title = {Recent advances in SRS on hydrogen isotope separation using thermal cycling absorption process},
author = {Xiao, X. and Kit Heung, L. and Sessions, H. T.},
abstractNote = {TCAP (Thermal Cycling Absorption Process) is a gas chromatograph in principle using palladium in the column packing, but it is unique in the fact that the carrier gas, hydrogen, is being isotopically separated and the system is operated in a semi-continuous manner. TCAP units are used to purify tritium. The recent TCAP advances at Savannah River Site (SRS) include compressor-free concept for heating/cooling, push and pull separation using an active inverse column, and compact column design. The new developments allow significantly higher throughput and better reliability from 1/10 of the current production system's footprint while consuming 60% less energy. Various versions are derived in the meantime for external customers to be used in fusion energy projects.},
doi = {10.13182/FST14-T100},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22429787}, journal = {Fusion Science and Technology},
issn = {1536-1055},
number = 3,
volume = 67,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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