Simulation and visualization of gas centrifuge device for isotope separation and fuel enrichment process

In this thesis, the simple gas centrifuge theory was investigated under steady state conditions. This research is showed that the gas centrifuge improve possible isotope separation when it is applied some gas pairs. The rotation of centrifuge and the magnitude of the charge density have a major impact on the isotope separation to establish the steady state mole fraction profiles by gas centrifuge method. The effect of self-diffusion of the gaseous mixtures was indicated to be more important with low molecular weight gases than the high molecular weight gases. The separation is more increases as the difference between the molecular weights of gases increases such as UF6 and SO2-H2. The necessary time to reach steady state pressure and mole concentration profiles is in the order of seconds, without any gas entering and exiting from the gas centrifuge machine. The separation of some gases such as SO2-N2, SO2-H2 and UF6 have been studied with gas centrifuge method. The mole fractions of gases were investigated and calculated at any radius from center of centrifuge wall. The graphs of mole fractions were plotted and visualized during the simulation via graphical user interface which has been prepared for input data and to obtain output data as graph of mole fraction.