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Control Methods of Cryogenic Distillation Column Processing Plasma Exhaust Gas

T. Yamanishi, Y. Iwai, M. Nishi, H. Yoshida

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 34 / Number 3P2 / November 1998 / Pages 531-535

Fueling and Tritium Handling Technology (Poster Session) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A11963667

Published:February 8, 2018

Two control methods of the column processing the plasma exhaust gas are proposed in the present study. A method is that the flow rate of the middle product stream is adjusted from the tritium balance around the column. The flow rate of bottom product stream is adjusted by a feedback control loop. In the other method, the flow rate of middle product stream is adjusted by a feedforward control loop from the tritium feed rate by the plasma exhaust gas. The flow rate of bottom product stream is adjusted by a feedback control loop. The later method always gives successful results against the appreciable fluctuations for the flow rate and composition of the plasma exhaust gas.