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):
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
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Subject Categories:
- Fusion Devices (Thermonuclear)
- Fission Reactor Materials
- Fluid Mechanics