The study of continuous thermal-diffusion columns on modified Frazier-scheme for the enrichment of heavy water with column length varied at a constant ratio

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2425-2445

  Ho, Chii Dong ^a   Chen, Yun Tsung ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Column length variation; Frazier scheme; Thermal diffusion; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; SEPARATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

FLOW-RATES;

HEAVY WATER;

COLUMN SEPARATION; HEAVY WATER; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; SEPARATING FLOW; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037810756     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-120022281     Document Type: Article

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