LIQUID METAL FUEL REACTOR EXPERIMENT. CAVITATION BY BISMUTH

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4187937

Hovanec, F L

Croloy 2 1/4 was tested to determine the causes and effects of cavitation in dynamic liquid bismuth solutions. Velocity and static pressure were of primary concern although some attention was given to viscosity, metallurgical treatment, surface finish, and corrosion inhibitors. The results indicate: cavitation damage increases with velocity; metal damage decreases with increased static pressure; there is a correlation between oxidation and cavitation but the relationship is not clear; corrosion inhibitors reduce cavitation damage, suggesting that cavitation entails concurrent chemical- mechanical attacks; and cavitation attacks show no preference for a particular heat treatment or weld process. (auth)

• Research Organization: Babcock and Wilcox Co. Research Center, Alliance, Ohio
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009712
• OSTI ID: 4187937
• Report Number(s): BAW-1089
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BISMUTH
CAVITATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CORROSION
CROLOY
EFFICIENCY
FAILURES
HEAT TREATMENTS
IMPACT SHOCK
LIQUID FLOW
LIQUID METALS
MATERIALS TESTING
METALLURGY
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
OXIDATION
PRESSURE
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
SURFACES
VELOCITY
VISCOSITY
WELDING
ZONES