A LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL OF THE GASEOUSDIFFUSION ISOTOPE-SEPARATION PROCESS,

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to show how the gaseous diffusion process for separating uranium isotopes may be treated as a linear programming model. The model is developed by the theoretical or engineering approach, as opposed to empirical methods based on statistical analysis of observations. The model may be useful in the economic analysis of complicated systems involving various feedbacks between gaseous diffusion plant, neclear reactors, and other facilities involved in the production of nuclear materials and nuclear power. The paper is in three parts. First is a brief description of the physical separation process. Next it is shown how the physical relationships may be translated into linear programming terms. Finally it is briefly indicated how the linear programming model of the gaseous diffusion separation process may enter into larger models of the nuclear materials and power industry. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1957
Accession Number
AD0606605

Entities

People

  • Donald Fort

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Diffusion
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Gaseous Diffusion Separation
  • Isotope Separation
  • Linear Programming
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Statistical inference.