Progress of Cryogenics and Isotopes Separation , ISSN: 1582-2575
2008, Volume 11, Issue 21+22

D/T Ratio in DT Mixture on Liquid Phase Using Dielectric Constant and Electrical Conductivity Measurements

Mihai Culcer 1 , Mariana Iliescu 1* , Ion Cristescu 2 , Ioan Stefanescu 3

1 National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies – ICIT Râmnicu Vâlcea
2 Forshungszentrum Karlsruhe - Tritium Laboratory, Germany
3 National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Ramnicu Valcea

*Corresponding author: Mariana Iliescu, e-mail: iliescum@icsi.ro

Published: June 2008


Abstract

The D-T mixture (Deuterium/Tritium), actually a three-component mixture of D2, DT and T2 at cryogenic temperatures represents the fusion reactor fuel. Analyzing its components is possible using mass spectrometry, but the method and apparatus are expensive. Establishing a simple, low cost method for in-situ measuring the D/T ratio, without sampling, really represents a challenge.


Keywords

Liquid hydrogen isotopes mixture, capacitance- type sensor, in-situ composition measurement.


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