Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 6, 2306(2025)

Simulation on Effect of Bubbling on Melting Performance of Ceramic Melter for High-Level Liquid Waste Vitrification

XU Hongmei1, QU Xiaorui2, LI Lifeng1, ZHAO Qingbin2, NIU Chenchen1, and XU Kai1、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
  • 2China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100840, China
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    In the field of nuclear waste vitrification, Joule-heated ceramic melters (JHCM) is widely employed for the treatment of high-level liquid waste (HLLW) due to their mature technology, high throughput, and suitability for remote operation. In this study, with the aid of the GFM glass furnace model, the operating status of a certain ceramic melter for high-level liquid waste vitrification under different bubbling rates and different bubbling positions was analyzed. The distribution information of each physical field in the melting pool was obtained, and the influence of bubbling rate and bubbling position on the mass and heat transfer of the furnace and the melting rate of the feed was evaluated. The results indicate that as the bubbling rate increases, the average temperature at the cold cap bottom rises slightly, and the scouring velocity at the bottom increases. Lowering the position of the bubbling nozzle expands the circulation region of the flow field, thereby improving the uniformity of temperature distribution within the melter. This study simulates the influence of different bubbling processes on the melting performance of ceramic melter for high level liquid waste vitrification, with the aim of providing technical support for efficient nuclear waste management.

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    XU Hongmei, QU Xiaorui, LI Lifeng, ZHAO Qingbin, NIU Chenchen, XU Kai. Simulation on Effect of Bubbling on Melting Performance of Ceramic Melter for High-Level Liquid Waste Vitrification[J]. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 44(6): 2306

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    Received: Feb. 5, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 30, 2025

    The Author Email: XU Kai (kaixu@whut.edu.com)

    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2025.0113

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