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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2005
Billy Daniel Hines, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Frank E. Beaty, Iii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Glen Hayward Smith, Rocky Point, NC (US);
John Francis Berger, Jr., Summerfield, NC (US);
Marshall Graham Smith, Wilmington, NC (US);
Billy Daniel Hines, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Frank E. Beaty, III, Wilmington, NC (US);
Glen Hayward Smith, Rocky Point, NC (US);
John Francis Berger, Jr., Summerfield, NC (US);
Marshall Graham Smith, Wilmington, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a vaporization system including a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and an eductor having a suction inlet, a motive inlet, and an outlet is provided. The method includes vaporizing uranium hexaflouride in the first cylinder, channeling the vaporized uranium hexaflouride in the first cylinder to the suction inlet of the eductor, monitoring the pressure of the vaporized uranium hexaflouride channeled to the suction inlet, and channeling the vaporized uranium hexaflouride through the outlet. The method also includes vaporizing uranium hexaflouride in the second cylinder, and channeling the vaporized uranium hexaflouride in the second cylinder to the motive inlet of the eductor when the flow of uranium hexaflouride channeled to the suction inlet is below a predetermined amount.