A method of optimizing the parameters of a three-stream square cascade for separation of multicomponent mixtures of stable isotopes under specified external conditions is proposed. It is based on a combination of a check calculation of the parameters of the cascade based on the separation factor approximation and a numerical search for the values of the external flows which are required to secure a specified external concentration. It is shown that this method can be used to calculate the optimal parameters of a square cascade for separating mixtures with a different number of components.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp, 270–275, May, 2020.
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Azizov, T.E., Smirnov, A.Y. & Sulaberidze, G.A. Optimization of a Square Cascade of Centrifuges for Separation of Multicomponent Mixtures of Stable Isotopes. At Energy 128, 291–296 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-020-00690-8
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