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Title: Tritium Management Loop Design Status

Abstract

This report summarizes physical, chemical, and engineering analyses that have been performed to support development of a test loop to study tritium migration in FLiBe (2LiF-BeF2) salts. The loop will operate under turbulent flow, and a schematic of the apparatus has been used to develop a model in Mathcad to suggest flow parameters that should be targeted in loop operation. The introduction of tritium into the loop has been discussed, as well as various means to capture or divert the tritium from egress through a test assembly. Permeation was calculated, starting with the development of a Modelica model for a transport through a nickel window into a vacuum, followed by modification of the model for a FLiBe system with an argon sweep gas on the downstream side of the permeation interface. Results suggest that tritium removal with a simple tubular permeation device will occur readily. Although this system is idealized, it suggests that rapid measurement capability in the loop may be necessary to study and understand tritium removal from the system.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1427651
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2017/511
TRN: US1900689
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; TRITIUM; FLIBE; TURBULENT FLOW; MIGRATION

Citation Formats

Rader, Jordan D., Felde, David K., McFarlane, Joanna, Greenwood, Michael Scott, Qualls, A L., and Calderoni, Pattrick. Tritium Management Loop Design Status. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.2172/1427651.
Rader, Jordan D., Felde, David K., McFarlane, Joanna, Greenwood, Michael Scott, Qualls, A L., & Calderoni, Pattrick. Tritium Management Loop Design Status. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1427651
Rader, Jordan D., Felde, David K., McFarlane, Joanna, Greenwood, Michael Scott, Qualls, A L., and Calderoni, Pattrick. 2017. "Tritium Management Loop Design Status". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1427651. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1427651.
@article{osti_1427651,
title = {Tritium Management Loop Design Status},
author = {Rader, Jordan D. and Felde, David K. and McFarlane, Joanna and Greenwood, Michael Scott and Qualls, A L. and Calderoni, Pattrick},
abstractNote = {This report summarizes physical, chemical, and engineering analyses that have been performed to support development of a test loop to study tritium migration in FLiBe (2LiF-BeF2) salts. The loop will operate under turbulent flow, and a schematic of the apparatus has been used to develop a model in Mathcad to suggest flow parameters that should be targeted in loop operation. The introduction of tritium into the loop has been discussed, as well as various means to capture or divert the tritium from egress through a test assembly. Permeation was calculated, starting with the development of a Modelica model for a transport through a nickel window into a vacuum, followed by modification of the model for a FLiBe system with an argon sweep gas on the downstream side of the permeation interface. Results suggest that tritium removal with a simple tubular permeation device will occur readily. Although this system is idealized, it suggests that rapid measurement capability in the loop may be necessary to study and understand tritium removal from the system.},
doi = {10.2172/1427651},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1427651}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}