Convective heat transfer for a liquid metal in a pipe in a longitudinal magnetic field

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Magnetohydrodynamics (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7147993

Genin, L G; Kovalev, S I; Sviridov, V G

Thermogravitational and electromagnetic forces produce large-scale spiral structures in the velocity pattern of a liquid in a pipe in a longitudinal magnetic field. An experiment is made with a closed mercury loop in a design study for a liquid metal reactor cooling system. /aip/

• Research Organization: School of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
• OSTI ID: 7147993
• Journal Information: Magnetohydrodynamics (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 23:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
HEAT TRANSFER
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
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