Open AccessILT20 – an Upgraded Computer Program for Evaluation of Accelerated Leach Test Data of LLW in the Hungarian NPP Paks
Author(s) -
György Pátzay,
János Nyőgér,
Ottó Zsille,
József Csurgai,
Ferenc Feil,
Gyula Vass,
Lajos Kátai Urbán,
József Dobor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
periodica polytechnica. chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1587-3765
pISSN - 0324-5853
DOI - 10.3311/ppch.18137
Subject(s) - computer program , computer science , test data , fraction (chemistry) , algorithm , programming language , chemistry , organic chemistry
Computer Program ILT15 was earlier developed to accompany a new leach test for solidified radioactive waste forms in the Hungarian NPP Paks. The program was designed to be used as a tool for performing the calculations necessary to analyze leach test data, a modelling program to determine if diffusion is the operating leaching mechanism (and, if not, to indicate other possible mechanisms), and a means to make extrapolations using the diffusion models. The program uses computational algorithm of ASTM C1308 standard. Now we have developed another computational algorithm based on a Partial Differential Equation (PDE) of a cylindrical specimen, solved the PDE by a Crank-Nicolson Finite Difference Method (FDM) and calculated by integration the eluted amount of a given component in time. The new solution more accurate method was integrated into the existing ILT15 computer program and the resulting new ILT20 program is able to calculate the Incremental/Cumulative Fraction Leached IFL/CFL) either by ASTM or PDE numerical solution methods.ILT20 program is written in C++ in the Borland C++ Builder programming environment. A detailed description of application of this upgraded modelling computer program is given.