Liquid metal electric pump
Abstract
An electrical pump for pumping liquid metals to high pressures in high temperature environments without the use of magnets or moving mechanical parts. The pump employs a non-porous solid electrolyte membrane, typically ceramic, specific to the liquid metal to be pumped. A DC voltage is applied across the thickness of the membrane causing ions to form and enter the membrane on the electrically positive surface, with the ions being neutralized on the opposite surface. This action provides pumping of the liquid metal from one side of the non-porous solid electrolyte membrane to the other. 3 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7207362
- Patent Number(s):
- 5080559
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-469855
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 23 Jan 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; LIQUID METALS; PUMPING; PUMPS; DESIGN; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; METALS; REACTORS; 420205* - Engineering- Transport & Storage Facilities- (1980-); 210500 - Power Reactors, Breeding
Citation Formats
Abbin, J P, Andraka, C E, Lukens, L L, and Moreno, J B. Liquid metal electric pump. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Abbin, J P, Andraka, C E, Lukens, L L, & Moreno, J B. Liquid metal electric pump. United States.
Abbin, J P, Andraka, C E, Lukens, L L, and Moreno, J B. Tue .
"Liquid metal electric pump". United States.
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title = {Liquid metal electric pump},
author = {Abbin, J P and Andraka, C E and Lukens, L L and Moreno, J B},
abstractNote = {An electrical pump for pumping liquid metals to high pressures in high temperature environments without the use of magnets or moving mechanical parts. The pump employs a non-porous solid electrolyte membrane, typically ceramic, specific to the liquid metal to be pumped. A DC voltage is applied across the thickness of the membrane causing ions to form and enter the membrane on the electrically positive surface, with the ions being neutralized on the opposite surface. This action provides pumping of the liquid metal from one side of the non-porous solid electrolyte membrane to the other. 3 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {1}
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