SpeedUp{trademark} ion exchange column model

Conference · Mon Feb 28 04:00:00 EST 2000

OSTI ID:752024

Hang, T

The Savannah River Site (SRS) is studying non-elutable ion exchange using crystalline silicotitanate (CST) as a potential replacement for the In-Tank Precipitation process to remove Cesium from SRS soluble radioactive waste. A transient model to describe the process of loading Cesium onto the granular fixed bed in an ion exchange (IX) column has been developed using the SpeedUp software package. SpeedUp offers the advantage of smooth integration into other existing SpeedUp flowsheet models. The mathematical algorithm of a porous particle diffusion model was adopted to account for convection, axial dispersion, film mass transfer, and pore diffusion. The method of orthogonal collocation on finite elements was employed to solve the governing transport equations. The model allows the use of a non-linear Langmuir isotherm based on an ``effective'' binary ionic exchange process. The SpeedUp IX column model was tested by comparison with the analytical solutions of transport problems from the ion exchange literature. In addition, a sample calculation of a train of three CST IX columns was made using both the SpeedUp model and Purdue University's VERSE-LC code. This paper summarizes the model development and verification assessment.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 752024
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS--99-00943
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
CESIUM
ION EXCHANGE
MASS TRANSFER
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
S CODES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
TITANATES
VALIDATION