Heat transport system
Abstract
A falling bed of ceramic particles receives neutron irradiation from a neutron-producing plasma and thereby transports energy as heat from the plasma to a heat exchange location where the ceramic particles are cooled by a gas flow. The cooled ceramic particles are elevated to a location from which they may again pass by gravity through the region where they are exposed to neutron radiation. Ceramic particles of alumina, magnesia, silica and combinations of these materials are contemplated as high-temperature materials that will accept energy from neutron irradiation. Separate containers of material incorporating lithium are exposed to the neutron flux for the breeding of tritium that may subsequently be used in neutron-producing reactions. The falling bed of ceramic particles includes velocity partitioning between compartments near to the neutron-producing plasma and compartments away from the plasma to moderate the maximum temperature in the bed.
- Inventors:
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- McMurray, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864298
- Patent Number(s):
- 4343761
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; transport; falling; bed; ceramic; particles; receives; neutron; irradiation; neutron-producing; plasma; transports; energy; exchange; location; cooled; gas; flow; elevated; pass; gravity; region; exposed; radiation; alumina; magnesia; silica; combinations; materials; contemplated; high-temperature; accept; separate; containers; material; incorporating; lithium; flux; breeding; tritium; subsequently; reactions; velocity; partitioning; compartments; near; moderate; maximum; temperature; neutron radiation; temperature material; neutron irradiation; ceramic particles; gas flow; heat exchange; neutron flux; maximum temperature; ceramic particle; heat transport; separate container; temperature materials; receives neutron; material incorporating; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Harkness, Samuel D. Heat transport system. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Harkness, Samuel D. Heat transport system. United States.
Harkness, Samuel D. Fri .
"Heat transport system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864298.
@article{osti_864298,
title = {Heat transport system},
author = {Harkness, Samuel D},
abstractNote = {A falling bed of ceramic particles receives neutron irradiation from a neutron-producing plasma and thereby transports energy as heat from the plasma to a heat exchange location where the ceramic particles are cooled by a gas flow. The cooled ceramic particles are elevated to a location from which they may again pass by gravity through the region where they are exposed to neutron radiation. Ceramic particles of alumina, magnesia, silica and combinations of these materials are contemplated as high-temperature materials that will accept energy from neutron irradiation. Separate containers of material incorporating lithium are exposed to the neutron flux for the breeding of tritium that may subsequently be used in neutron-producing reactions. The falling bed of ceramic particles includes velocity partitioning between compartments near to the neutron-producing plasma and compartments away from the plasma to moderate the maximum temperature in the bed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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