Optimal Distribution of Centrifuges over Stages in a Cascade for Separating Multicomponent Mixtures of Isotopes

Abstract

A method of calculating the optimal operating parameters of a centrifuge cascade for separating multicomponent mixtures of isotopes is developed. A computational scheme is proposed for calculating the parameters of a cascade and the distribution of the centrifuges over the stages with a prescribed total number of centrifuges in different variants of optimization. Calculations showing the particulars of optimization and the efficacy of the developed method are presented.