Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field
Abstract
A heat pipe configuration for use in a magnetic field environment of a fusion reactor. Heat pipes for operation in a magnetic field when liquid metal working fluids are used are optimized by flattening of the heat pipes having an unobstructed annulus which significantly reduces the adverse side region effect of the prior known cylindrically configured heat pipes. The flattened heat pipes operating in a magnetic field can remove 2--3 times the heat as a cylindrical heat pipe of the same cross sectional area.
- Inventors:
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- San Ramon, CA
- Davis, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864626
- Patent Number(s):
- 4394344
- Assignee:
- Werner, Richard W. (San Ramon, CA);Hoffman, Myron A. (Davis, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; pipes; magnetic; field; pipe; configuration; environment; fusion; reactor; operation; liquid; metal; fluids; optimized; flattening; unobstructed; annulus; significantly; reduces; adverse; region; effect; prior; cylindrically; configured; flattened; operating; remove; 2-3; times; cylindrical; sectional; significantly reduce; heat pipe; magnetic field; liquid metal; fusion reactor; heat pipes; significantly reduces; /376/165/310/
Citation Formats
Werner, Richard W, and Hoffman, Myron A. Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Werner, Richard W, & Hoffman, Myron A. Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field. United States.
Werner, Richard W, and Hoffman, Myron A. Sat .
"Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864626.
@article{osti_864626,
title = {Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field},
author = {Werner, Richard W and Hoffman, Myron A},
abstractNote = {A heat pipe configuration for use in a magnetic field environment of a fusion reactor. Heat pipes for operation in a magnetic field when liquid metal working fluids are used are optimized by flattening of the heat pipes having an unobstructed annulus which significantly reduces the adverse side region effect of the prior known cylindrically configured heat pipes. The flattened heat pipes operating in a magnetic field can remove 2--3 times the heat as a cylindrical heat pipe of the same cross sectional area.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}
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