HEAT GENERATION
Abstract
Heat is generated by the utilization of high energy neutrons produced as by nuclear reactions between hydrogen isotopes in a blanket zone containing lithium, a neutron moderator, and uranium and/or thorium effective to achieve multtplicatton of the high energy neutron. The rnultiplied and moderated neutrons produced react further with lithium-6 to produce tritium in the blanket. Thermal neutron fissionable materials are also produced and consumed in situ in the blanket zone. The heat produced by the aggregate of the various nuclear reactions is then withdrawn from the blanket zone to be used or otherwise disposed externally. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4129387
- Patent Number(s):
- 3113082
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-004681
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; ENERGY RANGE; FAST NEUTRONS; HEATING; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LITHIUM; MODERATORS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PRODUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS; THORIUM; TRITIUM; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Imhoff, D H, and Harker, W H. HEAT GENERATION. United States: N. p., 1963.
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Imhoff, D H, & Harker, W H. HEAT GENERATION. United States.
Imhoff, D H, and Harker, W H. Sun .
"HEAT GENERATION". United States.
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title = {HEAT GENERATION},
author = {Imhoff, D H and Harker, W H},
abstractNote = {Heat is generated by the utilization of high energy neutrons produced as by nuclear reactions between hydrogen isotopes in a blanket zone containing lithium, a neutron moderator, and uranium and/or thorium effective to achieve multtplicatton of the high energy neutron. The rnultiplied and moderated neutrons produced react further with lithium-6 to produce tritium in the blanket. Thermal neutron fissionable materials are also produced and consumed in situ in the blanket zone. The heat produced by the aggregate of the various nuclear reactions is then withdrawn from the blanket zone to be used or otherwise disposed externally. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1963},
month = {12}
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