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Safe venting of ``red oil`` runaway reactions

Conference ·
OSTI ID:62635
 [1];  [2]
  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
  2. Fauske and Associates, Inc., Burr Ridge, IL (United States)

Calorimetry testing of Tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) saturated with strong nitric acid was performed to determine the relationship between vent size and pressure buildup in the event of a runaway reaction. These experiments show that runaway can occur in an open system, but that even when runaway is induced in the TBP/HN0{sub 3} system, dangerous pressure buildup will be prevented with practical vent size.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
62635
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS--94-0649; CONF-950828--4; ON: DE95006461
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English