Production of highly concentrated intermediate molybdenum isotopes in optimal cascade with two additional product flows

Abstract

The problem of highly concentrated molybdenum isotopes production in multiflow cascades is considered. A method of the cascade with two additional product flows optimization has been developed. Two components intermediate in weight are concentrated simultaneously in those flows. The optimization problem is solved using a variation of the partial flow cuts of the cascade stages with large separation coefficients. The optimization criterion is the minimum of the stage total feed flow while ensuring a given concentration of isotopes. A computational experiment was carried out to separate a mixture of molybdenum hexafluoride. The experiment demonstrated the features of intermediate components concentrating in additional product flows of the cascade.

Comparison of the efficiency of square cascades with an additional product flow and double cascades to concentrate intermediate isotopes

“…Other isotopes of the natural mixture of tungsten are also used in various industries [1]. In addition to the above examples, we can also mention mixtures of isotopes of lead [2][3][4][5], cadmium, molybdenum, and some others [1,[6][7][8].…”