Numerical Study of the Feed Flow and Its Influence on the Separation Efficiency of a Gas Centrifuge

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Numerical Study of the Feed Flow and Its Influence on the Separation Efficiency of a Gas Centrifuge

In a Zippe-type 3-pole gas centrifuge, feed gas is introduced through a sonic nozzle into the rarefied region in the rotor. Introduction of the nonrotating feed gas will slow the whirl flow and introduce a secondary recirculating flow in the meridian plane. The effects of feed gas on the output of a gas centrifuge are investigated. The non-linear. axisymmetric N-S equations are used to calculate the secondary flow induced by the feed gas. Three types of numerical schemes. an implicit scheme similar to the Beam-Warming scheme. an implicit unfactorized scheme and an improved Newton-Raphson scheme are used. The Cohen separation theory with axial variation is used forcalculating the isotope concentration. Optimization of the output is achieved by automatic variation of the weighting factors for a number of linear flow solutions which can be superimposed. A Rome type centrifuge is analyzed as an example. Results show the recirculating flow caused by the feed gas. especially the acceleration loss. has an important effect on the output of a gas centrifuge.