- Author
- Hilliard, R. K. | Muhlestein, L. D.
- Title
- Air-Cleaning Systems for Sodium-Fire-Aerosol Control.
- Coporate
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- HEDL-SA-2698,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- EY-76-C-14-2170
- Book or Conf
- International Working Group on Fast Reactors Specialists Meeting. Sodium Fires, Design and Testing. May 24-27, 1982, Richland, WA, 1-16 p., 1982
- Keywords
- air cleaning systems | sodium fires | aerosols | flow resistance
- Abstract
- Conventional air cleaning systems of the type used extensively in existing nuclear facilities and in the chemical process industry are probably not suitable for handling the effluent from cells or reactor containment buildings in which a large sodium fire is in progress. This id due to the combined requirements of high reliability for emergency startup, high mass loading capability, and high collection efficiency for a wide range of aerosol particle size. The requirement for high mass loading derives from the high airborne aerosol mass concentration associated with sodium fires (to 50 g/m³) and the need for continuous remote operation for many hours without excessive increase of flow resistance.