Injector nozzle for molten salt destruction of energetic waste materials

Patent · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:870294

Brummond, William A ^[1]; Upadhye, Ravindra S ^[2]

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1. Livermore, CA
2. Pleasanton, CA

An injector nozzle has been designed for safely injecting energetic waste materials, such as high explosives, propellants, and rocket fuels, into a molten salt reactor in a molten salt destruction process without premature detonation or back burn in the injection system. The energetic waste material is typically diluted to form a fluid fuel mixture that is injected rapidly into the reactor. A carrier gas used in the nozzle serves as a carrier for the fuel mixture, and further dilutes the energetic material and increases its injection velocity into the reactor. The injector nozzle is cooled to keep the fuel mixture below the decomposition temperature to prevent spontaneous detonation of the explosive materials before contact with the high-temperature molten salt bath.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5491280
• OSTI ID: 870294
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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