Accession Number:

AD0744006

Title:

Two-Phase Vortex Investigation Related to the Colloidal Core Nuclear Reactor.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 15 Sep 70-9 Dec 71,

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE

Personal Author(s):

• Lewellen,W. S.
• Stickler,D. B.

Report Date:

1972-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

47.0

Abstract:

Liquid containment in a gas-driven vortex has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Average air-water mixture densities greater than 100 times the thru-flow gas density were contained in a vortex chamber while maintaining the loss rate of water at that due to vaporization. Interaction studies indicate a stronger coupling of the liquid to the gas than of the liquid to the wall. Results are discussed in terms of their applicability toward estimating the potential performance of a colloidal core nuclear reactor. Author

Descriptors:

• (*REACTOR FUELS
• TWO PHASE FLOW)
• (*TWO PHASE FLOW
• HEAT TRANSFER)
• VORTICES
• BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL
• INTERACTIONS
• REYNOLDS NUMBER
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Fusion Devices (Thermonuclear)
• Fission Reactor Materials
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE