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Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Yamato Asakura, Makoto Kikuchi, Hideo Yusa
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 80 | Number 1 | January 1982 | Pages 184-189
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE82-A21415
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To improve the isotope exchange reaction efficiency between water and hydrogen, a new reactor in which water mists and hydrogen gas react cocurrently was studied. To apply this to the enrichment of tritium in heavy water, a dual temperature isotope exchange reactor which is composed of cocurrent low temperature reactors and the usual countercurrent high temperature reactor was proposed and analyzed using a McCabe-Thiele diagram. By utilizing cocurrent reactors, in combination, the necessary catalyst volume can be reduced to one-tenth as compared with the usual countercurrent low temperature reactor.