NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 6, 060301(2023)

Progress in the application of water distillation for tritiated water separation

Shuya ZHANG, Qian YANG, Aiping JIN, Hanzhou LIU*, and Shuao WANG**
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Saturation vapor pressure of isotopically distinct water at different temperatures
    Schematic diagram of water distillation unit
    Influence of tower diameter on HETP[42]
    Comparison of HETP values of Dixon rings made of stainless steel with different braiding[40-41]a: Stainless steel Dixon ring, b: Stainless steel Dixon ring with a ripple inside, c: Stainless steel Dixon ring with multiple ripples inside
    • Table 1. Boiling point of hydrogen with different isotopic compositions

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      Table 1. Boiling point of hydrogen with different isotopic compositions

      物质MaterialH2HDHTD2DTT2

      沸点

      Boilling point / K

      20.2822.1322.9223.6524.3825.04
    • Table 2. Separation factors of HDO and HTO at 25 ℃, 50 ℃, and 100 ℃

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      Table 2. Separation factors of HDO and HTO at 25 ℃, 50 ℃, and 100 ℃

      分离因子 Separation factorαHDOαHTO
      25 ℃1.0751.095
      50 ℃1.0531.065
      100 ℃1.0261.030
    • Table 3. Influence of tower diameter on HETP[40-41]

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      Table 3. Influence of tower diameter on HETP[40-41]

      填料类型(尺寸:15 mm×15 mm)

      Type of packing (size: 15 mm×15 mm)

      精馏塔内径

      Inside diameter of rectifying column / mm

      HETP

      / cm

      不锈钢Dixon环

      Stainless steel Dixon ring

      12016
      20020
      30028

      带有一个波纹的不锈钢Dixon环

      Stainless steel Dixon ring with a ripple inside

      12014
      20016
      30020

      带有多个波纹的不锈钢Dixon环

      Stainless steel Dixon ring with multiple ripples inside

      12012
      20013
      30015
    • Table 4. Effect of packing material on separation efficiency

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      Table 4. Effect of packing material on separation efficiency

      填料材质

      Material of packing

      填料直径

      Diameter of packing / mm

      HETP / cm
      不锈钢螺旋棱柱填料Stainless steel spiral prismatic packing252.6

      铜螺旋棱柱填料

      Copper spiral prismatic packing

      252.1

      铜Dixon填料

      Copper Dixon packing

      403.3
    • Table 5. Comparison of separation effect between ceramic packing and stainless-steel Dixon ring[39]

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      Table 5. Comparison of separation effect between ceramic packing and stainless-steel Dixon ring[39]

      填料材质

      Material of packing

      填料直径

      Diameter of packing

      / mm

      HETP

      / cm

      陶瓷

      ceramic

      1.24.7
      3.012.5
      5.013.0

      不锈钢Dixon环

      Stainless steel Dixon ring

      1.55.3
      3.09.0
      6.06.0
    • Table 6. Effect of SPP packing size on separation efficiency[36]

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      Table 6. Effect of SPP packing size on separation efficiency[36]

      实验年份

      Year of experiment

      填料直径

      Diameter of packing / mm

      填料尺寸

      Size of packing / mm

      HETP / cm
      2015604×4×0.253.9
      6×6×0.47.0
      1204×4×0.254.3
      6×6×0.47.1
      8×8×0.410.5
      20181202×2×0.21.9
      3×3×0.22.8
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    Shuya ZHANG, Qian YANG, Aiping JIN, Hanzhou LIU, Shuao WANG. Progress in the application of water distillation for tritiated water separation[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(6): 060301

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 13, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.060301

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