Removing gaseous contaminants in {sup 3}He by cryogenic stripping

Technical Report · Thu Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/179274· OSTI ID:179274

Benapfl, M; Biltoft, P; Coombs, A ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States). Tritium Operations Group

The Tritium Operations Group at LLNL, Tritium Facility has recently developed a {sup 3}He recovery system to remove argon, xenon, neon, hydrogen, and all other contaminants from the {sup 3}He stream in an Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) experimental apparatus. In this paper the authors will describe in detail the background information, technical requirements, the design approach, and the results of their experimental tests. The authors believe this gas purification system may have other applications as it provides at a reasonable cost an efficient method for purification of gaseous helium.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 179274
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-122233; CONF-9510277-1; ON: DE96004596; TRN: AHC29603%%100
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. annual meeting of the Interagency Mechanical Operations Group Gas Technology Subgroup, Aiken, SC (United States), 24-26 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 17 Aug 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REMOVAL
VACUUM PUMPS
REFRIGERATORS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
PERFORMANCE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION