Niowave Power Converter Modeling and Testing
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Niowave has designed, built and is now using in-beam a low power (up to 10 kW) lead bismuth eutectic (LBE) converter. In this concept, an electron beam is passed through a falling layer of LBE, converting the electron to neutrons which then pass into a vessel which is functionally a subcritical reactor configuration. A detailed report has been written by Niowave, entitled “LBE Neutron Converter Manual.” The LANL contribution has been modeling, followed by a flow visualization model made in quartz. The LANL contribution is reported herein.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1614828
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--20-22853
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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