Heat transport system
Abstract
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 high-temperature 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.
- Inventors:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5331579
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-05-031385; EDB-80-093014
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CERAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAVITATION; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; NEUTRON REACTIONS; SILICON OXIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; BARYON REACTIONS; CHALCOGENIDES; COOLING SYSTEMS; HADRON REACTIONS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; 700207* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Power Conversion Systems
Citation Formats
Harkness, S D. Heat transport system. United States: N. p.,
Web.
Harkness, S D. Heat transport system. United States.
Harkness, S D. .
"Heat transport system". United States.
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abstractNote = {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 high-temperature 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.},
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