A liquid metal facility for the analysis of MHD effects in fusion-related systems
Conference
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· Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5876756
A liquid metal facility using the eutectic composition of sodium and potassium (NaK) as the working fluid has been designed and constructed at The University of Texas at Austin. The facility is capable of experimentally modeling magnetohydrodynamic flow through many of the geometries envisioned for fusion related systems, particularly blanket designs. A study currently in progress involves the measurement of the magnetohydraulic pressure drop across a packed bed of electrically conducting spheres. Reynolds numbers based on volume flow rate and sphere diameter range from 5 to 300, and Hartmann numbers range from 0 to 200, resulting in an interaction parameter range up to 4000.
- Research Organization:
- Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 5876756
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-850310-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
700209 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Component Development & Materials Testing
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BREEDING BLANKETS
ELEMENTS
EUTECTICS
FEDERAL REGION VI
FLOW MODELS
FLOW RATE
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDS
HARTMANN NUMBER
HYDRAULICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MECHANICS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
PRESSURE DROP
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REYNOLDS NUMBER
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
TEST FACILITIES
TEXAS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
USA
700201* -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
700209 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Component Development & Materials Testing
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BREEDING BLANKETS
ELEMENTS
EUTECTICS
FEDERAL REGION VI
FLOW MODELS
FLOW RATE
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDS
HARTMANN NUMBER
HYDRAULICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
LIQUID METALS
LIQUIDS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MECHANICS
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
PRESSURE DROP
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REYNOLDS NUMBER
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
TEST FACILITIES
TEXAS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
USA