Optimal configuration design for double-flow thermal-diffusion columns with external recycle

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-434

  Ho, Chii Dong ^a   Yeh, Ho Ming ^a   Guo, Jia Jan ^a   Tu, Jr Wei ^a   Chuang, Ching Jung ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Orthogonal expansion technique; Recycle ratio; Separation efficiency; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ORTHOGONAL EXPANSION; RECYCLE RATIOS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; WATER ISOTOPE; WATER ISOTOPES;

DIFFUSION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ISOTOPES; PRESSURE DROP; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 76449103947     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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