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Experimental investigation of effects of the feed flow rate and “tail scoop-wall” clearance on the performance of a gas centrifuge by feeding a Freon mixture
, Article Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia) ; Volume 51, Issue 7 , 2016 , Pages 1259-1267 ; 01496395 (ISSN) ; Outokesh, M ; Karimi Sabet, J ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Inc
2016
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Experimental study of the performance of a gas centrifuge can be appreciably simplified if instead of isotopic mixtures, a binary mixture of gases with large molecular weight difference is used. The current study undertook this approach by injecting a 53%–47% (w/w) mixture of “Freon12-Freon22” into a gas centrifuge. The two parameters, whose investigation was the objective of the current study were: the feed flow rate (F), and the clearance between tail scoop and the rotor wall (d). The results demonstrated that changing the scoop-wall clearance has the most significant effect on the cut (θ), so that by fixing “d”, “θ” becomes nearly invariant. The head separation factor (α)...