Modeling of Unsaturated Salt-cake Dissolution for S-109 Simulant
- Institute for Clean Energy Technology, Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States)
- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States)
The Environmental Simulation Program (V7.0, OLI Systems, Inc.) with V7DBLSLT, the latest version of the double salt database developed by the Institute of Clean Energy Technology (ICET), was used to predict effluent stream compositions and densities, residual salt-cake composition, and salt-cake heights for an unsaturated salt-cake dissolution test with a simulant representative of waste contained in Hanford tank 241-S-109. Predictions for major cation and anion concentrations were in excellent agreement with the experimental data obtained at the Applied Research Center (ARC) at Florida International University (FIU). The utility of ESP as a means to predict effluent stream compositions and effluent stream properties, such as density and column salt-cake height, is demonstrated through the agreement between experimental and predicted values. These, and previous calculations, validate the use of thermodynamic models (with proper chemistry representations) for HLW pretreatment and retrievals. A powerful and useful tool is the result. Cost reductions are possible as the amount of sampling and subsequent laboratory analysis can be reduced. Additionally, overall processing risk is reduced through the ability to rapidly evaluate different processing and retrieval scenarios. The application of appropriate models can thus lead to more efficient operations and campaign cost savings while also evaluating parameters pertinent to safety. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21326111
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-10-WM-08294; TRN: US10V0522067476
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM'08: Waste Management Symposium 2008 - HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, Mixed, Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Management - Phoenix Rising: Moving Forward in Waste Management, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 24-28 Feb 2008; Other Information: Country of input: France; 7 refs
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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