Abstract:
In the ICF micro-sphere target filling system, in order to study the recovery of hydrogen isotopes at room temperature by a uranium bed through a small pipe, deuterium pressure (
p) in a stainless iron vessel vs time (
t) was recorded. The
p-t curve was fitted by software Origin, and the fitting curve was discussed. Deuterium gas in a 9×10
-4m
3 vessel, flows through 2.3 m stainless iron pipe with inner diameter D=1-2 mm, and the pressure drops from
p0=0.6 MPa to zero within 30 s. The gas flow state transits from turbulent flow to laminar flow, according to the calculated average Reynolds number (Re).
t=0-12 s, the relation between
p and
t satisfies first-order exponential decay curve, i.e.,
p(t)=y
0+A
1exp(-
t/t1), in which y
0=0.05-0.1 MPa, A
1=0.5-0.6 MPa,
t1=3.3-3.7 s. y
0 shows the deuterium uptake in the laminar flow state, A
1 refers to initial deuterium pressure
p0. The recovery process can be regarded as a first-order reaction, and the rate-determining step is deuterium diffusion through the gas pipe, reaction constant =1/
t1, the half-life of the recovery process in turbulent flow state τ=t
1ln 2. The reaction constant
k rises with reduction of initial deuterium content in U-bed. The condition in the laminar flow state needs further investigation.