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[td]{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}[/td] [td][[File:Countercurrent Gas Centrifuge.svg|thumb|Diagram of a gas centrifuge with countercurrent flow, used for separating isotopes of uranium.]][/td]
[td][[File:Countercurrent Gas Centrifuge.svg|thumb|Diagram of a gas centrifuge with countercurrent flow, used for separating isotopes of uranium.]][/td] [td][/td] [td]A '''gas centrifuge''' is a device that performs [[isotope separation]] of gases. A [[centrifuge]] relies on the principles of [[centrifugal force]] accelerating molecules so that particles of different masses are physically separated in a gradient along the radius of a rotating container. A prominent use of gas centrifuges is for the separation of [[uranium-235]] (<sup>235</sup>U) from [[uranium-238]] (<sup>238</sup>U). The gas centrifuge was developed to replace the [[gaseous diffusion]] method of <sup>235</sup>U extraction. High degrees of separation of these isotopes relies on using many individual centrifuges arranged in series that achieve successively higher concentrations. This process yields higher concentrations of <sup>235</sup>U while using significantly less energy compared to the gaseous diffusion process.[/td] [td]A '''gas centrifuge''' is a device that performs [[isotope separation]] of gases. A [[centrifuge]] relies on the principles of [[centrifugal force]] accelerating molecules so that particles of different masses are physically separated in a gradient along the radius of a rotating container.[/td] [td][/td] [td]A prominent use of gas centrifuges is for the separation of [[uranium-235]] (<sup>235</sup>U) from [[uranium-238]] (<sup>238</sup>U). The gas centrifuge was developed to replace the [[gaseous diffusion]] method of <sup>235</sup>U extraction. High degrees of separation of these isotopes relies on using many individual centrifuges arranged in series that achieve successively higher concentrations. This process yields higher concentrations of <sup>235</sup>U while using significantly less energy compared to the gaseous diffusion process.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]== History ==[/td]
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[/td][td]{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}[/td] [td][[File:Countercurrent Gas Centrifuge.svg|thumb|Diagram of a gas centrifuge with countercurrent flow, used for separating isotopes of uranium.]][/td]
[td][[File:Countercurrent Gas Centrifuge.svg|thumb|Diagram of a gas centrifuge with countercurrent flow, used for separating isotopes of uranium.]][/td] [td][/td] [td]A '''gas centrifuge''' is a device that performs [[isotope separation]] of gases. A [[centrifuge]] relies on the principles of [[centrifugal force]] accelerating molecules so that particles of different masses are physically separated in a gradient along the radius of a rotating container. A prominent use of gas centrifuges is for the separation of [[uranium-235]] (<sup>235</sup>U) from [[uranium-238]] (<sup>238</sup>U). The gas centrifuge was developed to replace the [[gaseous diffusion]] method of <sup>235</sup>U extraction. High degrees of separation of these isotopes relies on using many individual centrifuges arranged in series that achieve successively higher concentrations. This process yields higher concentrations of <sup>235</sup>U while using significantly less energy compared to the gaseous diffusion process.[/td] [td]A '''gas centrifuge''' is a device that performs [[isotope separation]] of gases. A [[centrifuge]] relies on the principles of [[centrifugal force]] accelerating molecules so that particles of different masses are physically separated in a gradient along the radius of a rotating container.[/td] [td][/td] [td]A prominent use of gas centrifuges is for the separation of [[uranium-235]] (<sup>235</sup>U) from [[uranium-238]] (<sup>238</sup>U). The gas centrifuge was developed to replace the [[gaseous diffusion]] method of <sup>235</sup>U extraction. High degrees of separation of these isotopes relies on using many individual centrifuges arranged in series that achieve successively higher concentrations. This process yields higher concentrations of <sup>235</sup>U while using significantly less energy compared to the gaseous diffusion process.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== History ==[/td]
[td]== History ==[/td]
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