Capillary-Pumped Passive Reactor Concept for Space Nuclear Power
| Autor: | Thomas F. Lin, Christopher G. Miller, Thomas G. Hughes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Natural convection Capillary action business.industry Nuclear engineering Flow (psychology) chemistry.chemical_element Mechanical engineering Nuclear power Space (mathematics) Physics::Geophysics Physics::Fluid Dynamics Surface tension Gravitational field chemistry Lithium Physics::Atomic Physics Physics::Chemical Physics business |
| DOI: | 10.2172/929304 |
| Popis: | To develop the passively-cooled space reactor concept using the capillary-induced lithium flow, since molten lithium possesses a very favorable surface tension characteristic. In space where the gravitational field is minimal, the gravity-assisted natural convection cooling is not effective nor an option for reactor heat removal, the capillary induced cooling becomes an attractive means of providing reactor cooling. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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