Fusion Exhaust Gas Separation with a Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) Membrane
Date
2019-06-07Keywords
Carbon
Fuels
Magnetoplasma
Molecular sieves
Sieves
Exhaust gases
Abstract
The exhaust gas in the future Tokamak demonstration reactor (DEMO) consists of more than 80 % of unburned fuel gas (D and T) with the balance being He, plasma enhancement gases (PEGs), and impurities. In DEMO we plan to recover the fuel gas (D and T) and PEGs. The paper focuses on the removal of He from the fuel gas and PEGs from the fusion reactors. Hence, the aim of the research is to test potential technologies to achieve this goal. In this paper, a carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane supplied by Tecnalia (Spain) is tested to remove the He along with D and T whilst retaining the PEGs.
Type
article