Guidelines for Phase Separations in High-Temperature and Supercritical Water Solutions: A Report on a Workshop Organized by the U.S. Army Research Office and the Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe, 7-9 July 1999

摘要

The U.S. Army is developing supercritical water oxidation for destruction of military toxic materials. The properties of high-temperature aqueous solutions are not, in most cases, well known. Understanding the phase behavior of these solutions will facilitate design and efficient operation of high-temperature water reactors. A U.S. Army workshop held at the Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe in July 1999 assembled experts on phase behavior to develop guidelines that, in the absence of more complete knowledge of solution properties, will aid reactor designers and operators. The experts presented papers on model systems, properties of high-temperature aqueous solutions, and chemistry in high-temperature water. Following these presentations, the experts developed some of the desired rules of thumb and made recommendations for research to develop these guidelines further. This workshop report includes the presentation papers, guidelines, and recommendations for research.