Rotating solid radiative coolant system for space nuclear reactors

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7100351

Apley, W J; Babb, A L

The RING power system described in this paper is proposed as a primary or emergency heat rejection system for advanced space reactor power applications. The system employs a set of four (4) counter-rotating, 90 degree offset, coolant-carrying rings. The rings (segmented, corrugated, finned, thin-walled pipes, filled with liquid lithium) pass through a cavity heat exchanger and reradiate the absorbed heat to the space environment. 25 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7100351
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-15433; CONF-880764-4; ON: DE88016312
• Resource Relation: Conference: 24. AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE joint propulsion conference, Boston, MA, USA, 11 Jul 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
SPACE POWER REACTORS
RADIATIVE COOLING
ECCS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HYDRAULICS
LITHIUM
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
WASTE HEAT
ALKALI METALS
COOLING
COOLING SYSTEMS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS
FLUID MECHANICS
HEAT
INFORMATION
MECHANICS
METALS
MOBILE REACTORS
POWER REACTORS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS
REACTORS
WASTES
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
210600* - Power Reactors
Auxiliary
Mobile Package
& Transportable