DIFFUSION TRANSPORT VECTOR FOR MULTICOMPONENT GAS SEPARATION IN ULTRACENTRIFUGE

Simplified diffusion transport vector expressions for multicomponent gas mixture mass transfer analysis have been derived. Approximate relations for the general diffusion coefficients for multicomponent gas separation in an ultracentrifuge for both isotope and nonisotope mixtures are developed. Taking into account that diffusion coefficients matrices are diagonally dominant, a simple relationship for diffusion transport vectors for the case of isotope separation is derived. It is shown that the relative inaccuracies in separative power and separation factors calculation are less than 1-2%, Analogous relationships for diffusion coefficients for the separation of a nonisotope mixture containing small admixtures in the main gas are suggested, These relationships can be used when the total mole fraction of the admixtures is less then 5%.