Facilities

The Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti (ICN) has as main activity objective the scientific research, the fundamental and applied technological development, the exploitation of its own research through technology transfer, design, investments, consultancy, expertise and technical specialized assistance, subordinated to ensuring the scientific and technical support for Romania's nuclear energy sector.

The catalyst sheets (stainless steel coated with washcoat/platinum catalyst material) are arranged in parallel forming vertical rectangular flow channels. Such a set-up represents a box-type recombiner section of AREVA design. Inside of the configuration the distribution of the catalyst temperatures and the gas com- position in vertical flow direction are measured. The correlation of the hydrogen conversion and catalyst temperatures with the experimental parameters serve basically to clarify the interactions of reaction kinetics, heat and mass transfer, and the flow conditions inside the recombiner.

Facility is in operation.