Solubility, diffusivity, and isotopic exchange rate of hydrogen isotopes in Li-Pb
- Dept. of Advanced Energy Engineering Science Interdisciplinary, Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu Univ., Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581 (Japan)
The diffusion, solution and permeation coefficients of hydrogen isotopes in liquid Li-Pb which is a candidate liquid blanket material for fusion reactors were determined in the temperature range 573-973 K using an unsteady permeation method. Each coefficients was correlated to temperature as follows: D{sub Li-Pb} = 1.8 x 10{sup -8} exp(-11590/RT) [m{sup 2}/s] (1) K{sub Li-Pb} = 2.1x10{sup -6} exp(-18700/RT) [1/Pa{sup 0.5}] (2) P{sub Li-Pb} = 1.8x10{sup -9} exp(-30290/RT) [mol/msPa{sup 0.5}] (3) The hydrogen permeation flux depends on the square root of pressure at 773-973 K. Although the power of pressure declined below 0.4 when temperature was below 673 K, the effects of surface resistance were neglected above 673 K. The hydrogen solubility in liquid Li-Pb was found to correlate with a Sievert's constant. We calculated a height-equivalent to theoretical-plate of a gas-liquid countercurrent extraction tower for tritium recovery rates in liquid Li-Pb to be H{sub L}= 7.0x10{sup -2} [m] (4). (authors)
- OSTI ID:
- 22109344
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 54, Issue 1; Conference: 8. international conference on tritium science and technology, Rochester, NY (United States), 16-21 Sep 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France; 7 refs; ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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