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Demonstration of HITEX. A high temperature isotopic exchange fusion fuel process loop

Abstract

A model reactor for HITEX successfully demonstrated the concept of high-temperature isotopic exchange in a closed loop simulating the conditions for fusion fuel cleanup. The catalyst of platinum on alumina pellets provided a surface area large enough to operate the reactor at 400 degrees celsius with flow rates up to 2 L/min. A 15-L tank containing a mixture of 4% CD{sub 4} in H{sub 2} was depleted in deuterium within 75 minutes down to 100 ppm HD above the natural concentration of HD in the make-up hydrogen stream. The application to tritium removal from tritiated impurities in a hydrogen stream will work as well or better.
Authors:
Morrison, H D; Woodall, K B [1] 
  1. Ontario Hydro, Toronto, ON (Canada)
Publication Date:
Dec 16, 1993
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
CFFTP-G-9328; OHRD-93-49-K.
Reference Number:
SCA: 700460; PA: AIX-25:027277; EDB-94:061030; NTS-94:016726; SN: 94001175576
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 16 Dec 1993
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; THERMONUCLEAR FUELS; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN DEUTERIDE; METHANE; PLATINUM; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TRITIUM; TRITIUM RECOVERY; 700460; HEATING AND FUELING SYSTEMS; FUELS
OSTI ID:
10139413
Research Organizations:
Canadian Fusion Fuels Technology Project, Toronto, ON (Canada)
Country of Origin:
Canada
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94620197; TRN: CA9400213027277
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
25 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Morrison, H D, and Woodall, K B. Demonstration of HITEX. A high temperature isotopic exchange fusion fuel process loop. Canada: N. p., 1993. Web.
Morrison, H D, & Woodall, K B. Demonstration of HITEX. A high temperature isotopic exchange fusion fuel process loop. Canada.
Morrison, H D, and Woodall, K B. 1993. "Demonstration of HITEX. A high temperature isotopic exchange fusion fuel process loop." Canada.
@misc{etde_10139413,
title = {Demonstration of HITEX. A high temperature isotopic exchange fusion fuel process loop}
author = {Morrison, H D, and Woodall, K B}
abstractNote = {A model reactor for HITEX successfully demonstrated the concept of high-temperature isotopic exchange in a closed loop simulating the conditions for fusion fuel cleanup. The catalyst of platinum on alumina pellets provided a surface area large enough to operate the reactor at 400 degrees celsius with flow rates up to 2 L/min. A 15-L tank containing a mixture of 4% CD{sub 4} in H{sub 2} was depleted in deuterium within 75 minutes down to 100 ppm HD above the natural concentration of HD in the make-up hydrogen stream. The application to tritium removal from tritiated impurities in a hydrogen stream will work as well or better.}
place = {Canada}
year = {1993}
month = {Dec}
}