An analytical study on the enrichment of heavy water in the continuous thermal-diffusion column with external refluxes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 3129-3153

  Ho, Chii Dong ^a   Yeh, Ho Ming ^a   Guo, Jia Jan ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continuous type; Orthogonal expansion techniques; Thermal diffusion; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

PERMEABLE BARRIERS;

HEAVY WATER;

DEUTERIUM OXIDE;

HEAVY WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIFFUSION; PERMEABILITY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036386173     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-120005664     Document Type: Article

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