TritiumExtractionfromaDCLLBlanket.pptVIP

Tritium Extraction from a DCLL Blanket Prepared by: Scott Willms (LANL) Collaborators: Brad Merrill (INL), Siegfried Malang (Consultant), Clement Wong (GA), Dai-Kai Sze (UCSD) Presented by: Jim Coons (LANL) Coordinating Meeting on RD for Tritium and Safety Issues in Lead-Lithium Breeders 11 June 2007 Idaho Falls, ID LA-UR-05-1711 Outline DCLL process overview Conventional separator T removal via vacuum permeator Model Mass transfer coefficient Parametric study DEMO design Issues Conclusions DCLL process overview Use He to strip T from PbLi T permeation thru HX tubes Recover tritium from He Recover tritium from He He loop He loop PbLi loop Avg. T2 breeding rate: 0.024 sccm Pressure in T2 separator tank if all tritium is contained (no permeation, no stripping, etc.) Rough estimate for tritium removal pathways from PbLi with both tank pump off and HX permeation Evaluating the possibility of using a vacuum permeator for tritium separation from Pb-Li Use Permeator to recover T from PbLi T permeation thru HX tubes Recover tritium from He Recover tritium from He He loop He loop PbLi loop Avg. T2 breeding rate: 0.024 sccm Low Pressure Permeator Experimental Apparatus Experimental Setup Constant 25 sccm H2 Increasing N2 450 C With 25 sccm H2, the retentate and permeate are initially in agreement and ultimately breakthrough is observed at about 375 sccm. Mathematical model for PbLi/T permeator A component balance describes the tritium mass fraction along the membrane length Tritium transport to the membrane surface is described by a mass transfer coefficient The effective tritium partial pressure at the membrane surface is given by the solubility Permeation depends on the permeability Comparison of mass transfer coefficient results The mass transfer coefficient for this system was estimated from general correlations 10 general correlations were considered The following correlation appeared to be the most appropriate: --Harriott and Hamilton, Chem Engr Sci, 20,