• DocumentCode
    1195200
  • Title

    Nuclear Waste Glass Melter Design Including the Power and Control Systems

  • Author

    Chapman, Chris C.

  • Author_Institution
    Hanford Technology, 1933 Hetrich Ave., Richland, WA 99352.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    An energy balance of a joule-heated nuclear waste glass melter is used to discuss the problems in the design of the melter geometry and in the specifications of the power and control systems. The relationships between geometry, electrode current density, production rate, load voltage, and load power are presented graphically. The influence of liquid feeding on the surface of the glass and the variability of nuclear waste glass on the design and control during operation is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Conductivity; Control systems; Current density; Electrodes; Geometry; Glass industry; Industry Applications Society; Power supplies; Radioactive pollution; Waste heat;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1982.4504034
  • Filename
    4504034