Simplified melting rate correlation for radioactive waste vitrification in electric furnaces

Vitrification High-level waste
DOI: 10.1111/jace.17281 Publication Date: 2020-06-02T20:24:37Z
ABSTRACT
Abstract A recently proposed glass melting rate correlation (MRC) equation expresses an essential relationship between the and material process variables (melt viscosity, cold‐cap bottom temperature, feed‐to‐glass conversion heat, melter operating bubbling flux). It agreed well with data for high‐level waste (HLW) feeds processed in electric melter. However, nonlinear form four coefficients made original MRC somewhat cumbersome representing existing sets. Introducing new (glass melt density depth of pool) makes more broadly applicable. Also, reducing number to two simplifies it substantially. The simplified generalized demonstrates good agreement extended set encompassing additional sizes.
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