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Title: Numerical Modeling of Mixing of Chemically Reacting, Non-Newtonian Slurry for Tank Waste Retrieval

Abstract

Many highly radioactive wastes will be retrieved by installing mixer pumps that inject high-speed jets to stir up the sludge, saltcake, and supernatant liquid in the tank, blending them into a slurry. This slurry will then be pumped out of the tank into a waste treatment facility. Our objectives are to investigate interactions-chemical reactions, waste rheology, and slurry mixing-occurring during the retrieval operation and to provide a scientific basis for the waste retrieval decision-making process. Specific objectives are to: (1) Evaluate numerical modeling of chemically active, non-Newtonian tank waste mixing, coupled with chemical reactions and realistic rheology; (2) Conduct numerical modeling analysis of local and global mixing of non-Newtonian and Newtonian slurries; and (3) Provide the bases to develop a scientifically justifiable, decision-making support tool for the tank waste retrieval operation.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA; University of Minnesota (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
833252
Report Number(s):
EMSP-65371-2000
R&D Project: EMSP 65371; TRN: US0406594
DOE Contract Number:  
FG07-98ER62716
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECISION MAKING; MIXERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RHEOLOGY; SIMULATION; SLURRIES; TANKS; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTE RETRIEVAL; WASTES

Citation Formats

Yuen, David A, Onishi, Yasuo, Rustad, James R, Michener, Thomas E, Felmy, Andrew R, Ten, Arkady A, and Hier, Catherine A. Numerical Modeling of Mixing of Chemically Reacting, Non-Newtonian Slurry for Tank Waste Retrieval. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/833252.
Yuen, David A, Onishi, Yasuo, Rustad, James R, Michener, Thomas E, Felmy, Andrew R, Ten, Arkady A, & Hier, Catherine A. Numerical Modeling of Mixing of Chemically Reacting, Non-Newtonian Slurry for Tank Waste Retrieval. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/833252
Yuen, David A, Onishi, Yasuo, Rustad, James R, Michener, Thomas E, Felmy, Andrew R, Ten, Arkady A, and Hier, Catherine A. 2000. "Numerical Modeling of Mixing of Chemically Reacting, Non-Newtonian Slurry for Tank Waste Retrieval". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/833252. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/833252.
@article{osti_833252,
title = {Numerical Modeling of Mixing of Chemically Reacting, Non-Newtonian Slurry for Tank Waste Retrieval},
author = {Yuen, David A and Onishi, Yasuo and Rustad, James R and Michener, Thomas E and Felmy, Andrew R and Ten, Arkady A and Hier, Catherine A},
abstractNote = {Many highly radioactive wastes will be retrieved by installing mixer pumps that inject high-speed jets to stir up the sludge, saltcake, and supernatant liquid in the tank, blending them into a slurry. This slurry will then be pumped out of the tank into a waste treatment facility. Our objectives are to investigate interactions-chemical reactions, waste rheology, and slurry mixing-occurring during the retrieval operation and to provide a scientific basis for the waste retrieval decision-making process. Specific objectives are to: (1) Evaluate numerical modeling of chemically active, non-Newtonian tank waste mixing, coupled with chemical reactions and realistic rheology; (2) Conduct numerical modeling analysis of local and global mixing of non-Newtonian and Newtonian slurries; and (3) Provide the bases to develop a scientifically justifiable, decision-making support tool for the tank waste retrieval operation.},
doi = {10.2172/833252},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/833252}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}