CFD studies on the separation performance of a new combined gas–solid separator used in TMSR-SF

• Published in: Nuclear science and techniques Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 191 - 202
• Main Authors: Wu, Mengdan, Zhang, Ning, Zhai, Jinguo, Zhou, Guo-Yan, Tu, Shan-Tung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.09.2019; Key Laboratory of Pressure Systems and Safety (MOE), School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China%Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China%Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Shanghai 200062, China
• Subjects: Energy; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; CFD; TMSR-SF; Combined separator; Structure optimization; Gas–solid two-phase flow

In order to comply with discharge standards, a gas–solid separator is used to remove solid particles from the thorium molten salt reactor-solid fuel (TMSR-SF) system. As a key component, it directly determines system energy efficiency. However, current gas–solid separators, based on activated carbon...