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REAL WASTE TESTING OF SLUDGE BATCH 5 MELTER FEED RHEOLOGY

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/980761· OSTI ID:980761
Clogging of the melter feed loop at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) has reduced the throughput of Sludge Batch 5 (SB5) processing. After completing a data review, DWPF attributed the clogging to the rheological properties of the Slurry Mix Evaporator (SME) project. The yield stress of the SB5 melter feed material was expected to be high, based on the relatively high pH of the SME product and the rheological results of a previous Chemical Process Cell (CPC) demonstration performed at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL).
Research Organization:
SRS
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
OSTI ID:
980761
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI-2010-00113
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English