About the flow field in a mechanically driven ultracentrifuge for Uranium enrichment

Meccanica - 1984
Sergio Lopez1
1ENEA, Centro Studi Energia Casaccia, Roma, Italy

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A mechanically driven centrifuge is considered with a baffle near the bottom cover which rotates at a slightly lower velocity than that of the centrifuhe. A feed gas is introduced into the centrifuge by means of a tube coaxial with it. The immission takes place at the middle of the centrifuge height. The effect of the feed flow is investigated. The partial differential equation system, which rules the flow field, has been linearized and the calculations have been carried out by means of a numerical code using the finite difference method. The field in general is obtained by linearly combining the three following flow fields: Several flow patterns in different conditions of operation are presented.

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