Transient model of an intermediate surge system for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:6826805

Beard, B; Blankenship, J G; McGrady, P W

Engineering design work (Reference 1) is underway for intermediate surge systems to be added to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) cascade as part of the Process Inventory Control System (PICS) project. These systems would be located between 000 buildings and lower half 00 buildings and would remove or add inventory during cascade transients in order to protect cascade compressors from overload and surge. Similar systems were operated in the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant cascade and are operated in the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant cascade. A steady state flow analysis of the system to be installed at the PGDP has been made. The flow analysis did not address response of the surge system to the cascade transients, nor did it address automatic control of the system. The need to address these issues prompted development of the transient model described in this report. 2 refs., 8 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OT21400
• OSTI ID: 6826805
• Report Number(s): K/QT-308; ON: DE90016000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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