THE STRIPPING OF OXYGEN FROM SOLUTION BY A PARTIAL FLASH VAPORIZATION

摘要

The stripping of gases from solution is of interest as a means of continuously removing the fission product poison, Xe135, from the fuel of a homogeneous reactor.An experimental study of the continuous stripping of oxygen from solution by a partial flash vaporization of the liquid followed by subsequent contacting of the vapour and liquid phases showed that efficient stripping could be accomplished by this method. However, equilibrium is not attained in the vaporization process itself. Essentially, partial flash vaporization provides a means of generating the carrier gas within the system without introducing a foreign gas.nA mathematical analysis indicates that the low concentration levels which would be encountered in the removal of xenon from reactor fuels should not directly affect the efficiency of the stripping process.