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HELIKON VORTEX SEPARATION PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Nuclear Physics
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Helikon vortex separation process
1, record 1, English, Helikon%20vortex%20separation%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Helikon vortex separation process is an aerodynamic uranium enrichment process designed around a device called a vortex tube. This method was designed and used in South Africa for producing reactor fuel with a uranium-235 content of around 3–5% in addition to making 80–93% enrichment for the weapons program. 1, record 1, English, - Helikon%20vortex%20separation%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Uranium Enrichment Corporation of South Africa, Ltd. (UCOR) … developed the process … 1, record 1, English, - Helikon%20vortex%20separation%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Physique nucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé de séparation UCOR par vortex
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20UCOR%20par%20vortex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé de séparation Helikon par vortex 2, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20Helikon%20par%20vortex
proposal, masculine noun
- procédé UCOR 1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20UCOR
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] le procédé de séparation UCOR par vortex […] est de type aérodynamique et peut être qualifié de «procédé de centrifugation à paroi fixe»[.] […] un mélange gazeux est injecté dans un tube de révolution suivant une direction non radiale, de façon à y pénétrer avec une forte composante de vitesse tangentielle, ce qui induit la rotation du gaz dans le tube, d’où une force centrifuge et un effet séparatif. L’efficacité de la séparation est d’autant meilleure que la rotation du gaz est rapide, ce qui nécessite l’utilisation d’un gaz porteur léger lorsque la séparation concerne des isotopes lourds. 1, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20UCOR%20par%20vortex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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