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Preliminary design assessment of heavy water purification columns through shortcut calculations including hydraulic and mass transfer characteristics
Abstract: Heavy water having deuterium content of 99.9% and more is used as the moderator and the coolant in pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors (PHWRs). This purity is maintained by vacuum distillation in packed columns. This work analyses the effect of packing type on preliminary column design based on certain user-defined specifications, with a focus on mass transfer and hydraulic characteristics of the column. Geometrical characteristics of commercial metallic packing materials …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 20–29 Read article