Demonstration of regulatory process controls on the TSTA cryogenic distillation system
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Ibaraki (Japan)
Fusion fuel processing systems are expected to rely on multi-column, cryogenic distillation systems for separating hydrogen isotopes. These systems will run continuously and need to respond to feeds varying considerably in both composition and flowrate. These systems will also need to operate with minimal inventories due to the value and safety concerns associated with tritium. These factors result in a clear need for a system of automatic control to maintain the isotope separation system operating properly. Such a system of regulatory (or material balance) controls have been added to the four-column ISS at the Tritium Systems Test Assembly. These controls have been tuned and tested individually. Then the overall system was demonstrated to work successfully. The results of this work is reported in this paper. 9 refs., 12 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 196716
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950506--
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Technology Journal Issue: 3 pt 1 Vol. 28; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Cryogenic hydrogen isotope distillation for the fusion fuel cycle
Cryogenic hydrogen isotope distillation for the fusion fuel cycle