Rheology of Savannah River Site Tank 42 radioactive sludges. Revision 1
Knowledge of the rheology of the radioactive sludge slurries at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is necessary in order to ensure that they can be retrieved from waste tanks and processed for final disposal. At Savannah River Site (SRS), Tank 42 sludge represents one of the first HLW radioactive sludges to be vitrified in the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF). The rheological properties of unwashed Tank 42 sludge slurries at various solids concentrations were measured remotely in the Shielded Cells at the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) using a modified Haake Rotovisco viscometer. Rheological properties of Tank 42 radioactive sludge were measured as a function of weight percent total solids to ensure that the first DWPF radioactive sludge batch can be pumped and processed in the DWPF with the current design bases. The yield stress and consistency of the sludge slurries were determined by assuming a Bingham plastic fluid model.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 383592
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-95-0371-Rev.1; CONF-9609234-3-Ext.Abst.; ON: DE97000052; TRN: 96:029160
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Chemical Society special symposium on Industrial & engineering chemistry, Birmingham, AL (United States), 9-12 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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