Calculating a Squared-Off Cascade by the Method of Variation of Partial-Flow Cuts

A method has been developed to calculate a squared-off cascade with an arbitrary number of external flows by varying the cuts of partial flows of the stages and minimizing the deviations of the calculated feed flows of the stages from specified flows. To minimize the deviations of the flows, a honeybee-colony algorithm ensuring a required accuracy in determining the parameters of the cascade was used. Based on a computational experiment on separation of molybdenum hexafluoride, the high efficiency of the method for concentrating isotopes with an extreme mass number has been shown.