The problem of calculating a cascade with several feed flows is examined. Relations are proposed for calculating a cascade by partial-flow sections. A procedure is developed for optimizing the parameters of a cascade for the separation of a multicomponent mixture of isotopes. Minimization of the total flow with a prescribed target component concentration at the waste and product of the cascade is taken as the criterion of optimization. A computational experiment is performed. A characteristic example of the optimization of a three-flow cascade is presented.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 117, No. 2, pp. 89–93, August, 2014.
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Palkin, V.A., Maslyukov, E.V. Optimization of a Cascade by Partial Flow Sections with Prescribed Target Concentration. At Energy 117, 111–116 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-014-9897-x
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