Analyses Supporting Heat Pipe Experiments
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (United States)
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
This internship report presents thermal analysis support aiding the development efforts of advanced reactor systems as a part of the Department of Energy Microreactor Program. The heat pipe microreactor (HPMR) is one such reactor concept where the heat from the reactor core is removed via passively operating heat pipes. Heat pipes have found numerous applications in many fields due to their simplicity, effectiveness, and reliability. The present work includes a review of heat pipe experiments and experimental techniques, ideation on experiments using the SPHERE test bed, identification of heat pipe phenomena of interest, and suggestions for future directions on heat pipe experiments. Hence, it directly supports the development of heat pipe microreactors (HPMRs).
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 2326078
- Report Number(s):
- INL/RPT--24-76309-Rev000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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