SIMULTANEOUS CONCENTRATION OF INTERMEDIATE MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES IN A CASCADE WITH A GIVEN NUMBER OF GAS CENTRIFUGES IN STAGES

A method has been developed for simultaneous concentration of molybdenum isotopes with intermediate atomic mass in two additional products of a multi-fl ow cascade with a given number of centrifuges in stages. The method takes into account the dependence of the separation factors of the cascade stages on the feed fl ow of gas centrifuges and the fl ow division coeffi cient, which makes it possible to calculate the most effi cient operating modes. On its basis, a computational experiment on the separation of molybdenum hexafl uoride was carried out. The infl uence of factors related to the cascade feed fl ow and to the number of stages and gas centrifuges is investigated. It is shown that the feed fl ows and the separation factors of the stages of gas centrifuge cascades diff er signifi cantly from rectangular and rectangular-partitioned cascades
   
Author:  V. A. Palkin
Keywords:  separation of isotopes, isotopes of molybdenum, separation cascade, gas centrifuge, separation factor
Page:  568