A method of optimizing gas-centrifuge cascade systems for separating binary mixtures of isotopes is proposed. This method makes it possible to determine the optimal parameters of a system with an arbitrary scheme for connecting steps and cascades without performing preliminary calculations of each cascade. This method was used to perform calculations of two-cascade systems with different connection schemes and optimization criteria.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 127, No. 12, pp. 340–344, December, 2019.
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Palkin, V.A., Maslyukov, E.V. Gas-Centrifuge Cascade Systems Optimization via Matrix Description of Step Connections in a General Scheme. At Energy 127, 375–381 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-020-00639-x
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