Integrated Process Gas Modeling for Tritium Systems at the Savannah River Site

Significant savings are being realized from the consolidated tritium gas-processing operations at the Savannah River Site. However, the trade-off is some reduction of operational flexibility due to decreased storage capacity for process and waste gases. Savannah River National Laboratory researchers...

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Published inFusion science and technology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 619 - 622
Main Authors Poore, A. S., Hang, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis 01.08.2008
Subjects
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
FLEXIBILITY
GASES
MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAVANNAH RIVER
STORAGE
STREAMS
TRITIUM
WASTES
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Summary:Significant savings are being realized from the consolidated tritium gas-processing operations at the Savannah River Site. However, the trade-off is some reduction of operational flexibility due to decreased storage capacity for process and waste gases. Savannah River National Laboratory researchers are developing an integrated process gas model for tritium processing using Aspen Custom Modeler TM (ACM) software. The modeling involves fully characterizing process flow streams (gas composition, quantity), frequency of batch transfers, and availability of equipment in the flow stream. The model provides a valuable engineering tool to identify flow bottlenecks, thereby enabling adjustments to be made to improve process operations.
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ISSN:1536-1055
1943-7641
DOI:10.13182/FST08-A1891