| | Evaluation of the Engineering Design Study Testing of the Batch |
| | 7,29 | | MB | Supercritical Water Oxidation Process to Treat NSCMP |
| | 208 | | stron | Neutralents and CAIS Materiel |
| | 3399 | | ID | Department of Defense |
| | 2002 | | rok |
| | Table of Contents |
| | 1. Introduction 1 |
| | 1.1 Objectives. 1 |
| | 1.1.1 Treat NSCMP Neutralent Material. 2 |
| | 1.1.2 Treat CAIS Materiel 2 |
| | 1.1.3 Fate of Heteroatoms and Material Balance Closure .. 2 |
| | 1.1.4 Evaluate the Practicality for NSCMP 3 |
| | 1.1.5 Develop Full-scale Processing Concept 3 |
| | 1.1.6 Develop Plan for Next Phase of Testing.. 4 |
| | 1.2 Evaluation Criteria 4 |
| | 1.2.1 Treat NSCMP Neutralent Material. 4 |
| | 1.2.2 Treat CAIS Materiel 4 |
| | 1.2.3 Fate of Heteroatoms and Material Balance Closure .. 5 |
| | 1.2.4 Evaluate the Practicality for NSCMP 5 |
| | 1.2.5 Develop Full-scale Processing Concept 5 |
| | 1.2.6 Develop Plan for Next Phase of Testing.. 6 |
| | 2. Background 7 |
| | 2.1 Technology Evaluation and Development for NSCMP. 7 |
| | 2.2 Supercritical Water Oxidation. 8 |
| | 3. System Description.. 10 |
| | 4. Test Approach. 14 |
| | 4.1 Test Matrix. 14 |
| | 4.1.1 Workup Testing.. 14 |
| | 4.1.2 Performance Testing 15 |
| | 4.2 Feeds Tested.. 15 |
| | 4.2.1 Neutralent Materials. 15 |
| | 4.2.2 CAIS Materiels .. 15 |
| | 4.3 Test Procedure – Liquid Neutralent .. 16 |
| | 4.4 Test Procedure – CAIS. 19 |
| | 5. Test Results & Discussion – Liquid Neutralents .. 20 |
| | 5.1 Workup Testing 20 |
| | 5.2 Performance Testing.. 25 |
| | 5.3 Operability. 26 |
| | 5.3.1 System Operation.. 26 |
| | 5.3.2 Graylockä seals. 27 |
| | 5.3.3 External heaters.. 27 |
| | 5.3.4 External valving . 27 |
| | 5.3.5 Instrumentation.. 27 |
| | 5.3.6 Control and Data Acquisition. 28 |
| | 5.4 Feed Analysis 28 |
| | 5.4.1 Simulant analysis .. 28 |
| | 5.4.2 Reactor Content Analysis.. 29 |
| | 5.5 Residual characteristics 31 |
| | 5.5.1 Gases.. 31 |
| | 5.5.2 Liquid Residuals 36 |
| | 5.5.3 Solids.. 39 |
| | 5.6 Material Balance . 39 |
| | 5.6.1 Destruction Efficiency 39 |
| | 6. Test Results & Discussion – CAIS.. 41 |
| | 6.1 Performance .. 41 |
| | 7. Applicability to NSCMP 45 |
| | 7.1 Batch-SCWO Processing Concepts .. 45 |
| | 7.2 Phase 2 - Pilot Unit. 46 |
| | 7.2.1 Processing Vessel Size 47 |
| | 7.2.2 System Throughput.. 48 |
| | 7.2.3 Corrosion Management.. 48 |
| | 7.2.4 Vessel Configuration 49 |
| | 7.2.5 Process/Equipment Operating Characteristics 50 |
| | 7.2.6 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability.. 50 |
| | 7.2.7 System Safety.. 51 |
| | 7.3 Phase 3 - Munition Processing Size .. 52 |
| | 7.3.1 Processing Vessel Size 53 |
| | 7.3.2 System Throughput.. 54 |
| | 7.3.3 Interface with Existing Munition Recovery. 54 |
| | 7.3.4 Vessel Configuration 54 |
| | 7.3.5 Corrosion Management.. 54 |
| | 7.3.6 Process/Equipment Operating Characteristics 54 |
| | 7.3.7 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability.. 55 |
| | 7.3.8 System Safety.. 56 |
| | 8. Conclusions .. 57 |
| | 9. Recommendations. 58 |
| | 10. References.. 59 |
| | Appendix A – Simulated CAIS Vial Specification |
| | Appendix B – Analytical Report prepared by Southwest Research Institute |
| | Appendix C – Batch-SCWO Vessel Analysis Calculation |