A method for calculating and optimizing a cascade of gas centrifuges with an arbitrary scheme for connecting the stages is proposed. The particulars of its application to separation of a binary mixture of uranium isotopes are examined. Different cascades optimized using the criterion of minimum total number of gas centrifuges are compared. It is shown that the choice of symmetric or asymmetric schemes for designing the cascade depends on the type of gas centrifuge used.
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V. A. Palkin and A. E. Rozenbaum, “Method for calculating the optimal parameters of a counter-flow cascade with an arbitrary stage connection scheme,” At. Énerg., 88, No. 2, 142–148 (2000).
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 112, No. 1, pp. 38–42, January, 2012.
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Palkin, V.A., Igoshin, I.S. Determination of the optimal parameters of a gas centrifuge cascade with an arbitrary stage connection scheme. At Energy 112, 47–52 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-012-9522-9
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