MASS TRANSFER IN LIQUID METAL SYSTEMS. 2. ISOTHERMAL TRANSFER

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1958 · Nuclear Power

OSTI ID:4306473

Taylor, J W; Ward, A G

Isothermal mass transfer is a second type of transfer process in liquid metals, the other being thermal-gradient transfer. In general it involves the transfer of a component from a source via a liquid metal solution to a reaction site usually near a second component, the driving force for the transfer being a free energy change of reaction; the solubility of the transferring in the liquid metal need only be very slight. The form of the reaction product and its location depend upon the phase relationships between the transferring component and the reactant, and between the latter and the liquid metal. The kinetics of the transfer is complex and is influenced by such factors as system geometry, form of reaction product, and source of transferring component. Surface films may seriously influence the transfer in so far as they may affect the source of the transferring component and also the reaction stage. (auth)

• Research Organization: Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd.; Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, Eng.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-006596
• OSTI ID: 4306473
• Journal Information: Nuclear Power, Journal Name: Nuclear Power Vol. 3; ISSN 0546-8981; ISSN NUPOAS
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

DIFFUSION
FILMS
LIQUID METALS
MINERALOGY, METALLURGY, AND CERAMICS
REACTION KINETICS
SOLUBILITY
SURFACES
THERMODYNAMICS