Heat transport system
A falling bed of ceramic particles receives neutron irradiation from a neutron-producing plasma and thereby transports energy as heat from the plasma to a heat exchange location where the ceramic particles are cooled by a gas flow. The cooled ceramic particles are elevated to a location from which they may again pass by gravity through the region where they are exposed to neutron radiation. Ceramic particles of alumina, magnesia, silica and combinations of these materials are contemplated as hightemperature materials that will accept energy from neutron irradiation. Separate containers of material incorporating lithium are exposed to the neutron flux for the breeding of tritium that may subsequently be used in neutron-producing reactions. The falling bed of ceramic particles includes velocity partitioning between compartments near to the neutron-producing plasma and compartments away from the plasma to moderate the maximum temperature in the bed.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4343761
- Application Number:
- TRN: 83-001118
- OSTI ID:
- 6644021
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 16 Nov 1979; Other Information: PAT-APPL-094993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HEAT TRANSFER
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ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BREEDING
CERAMICS
COOLING
ENERGY TRANSPORT
GAS FLOW
HEAT EXCHANGERS
IRRADIATION
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
NEUTRON FLUX
NEUTRON SOURCES
PARTICLES
PARTITION
PLASMA
SILICA
TRITIUM
VELOCITY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHALCOGENIDES
COOLING SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
MINERALS
NUCLEAR FUEL CONVERSION
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXIDE MINERALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SOURCES
RADIATION FLUX
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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