Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jun 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992unm..rept.....e&link_type=abstract
Final Report New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. Dept. of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering.
Computer Science
Performance
Heat Exchangers, Heat Transfer, Lunar Based Equipment, Nuclear Power Reactors, Reactor Cores, Reactor Design, Space Power Reactors, Ducts, Gravitational Effects, Heat Pipes, Shutdowns, Temperature Effects
Scientific paper
This research investigated the decay heat removal from the SP-100 reactor core of a 550-kWe power system for a lunar outpost by natural circulation of lithium coolant. A transient model that simulates the decay heat removal loop (DHRL) of the power system was developed and used to assess the system's decay heat removal capability. The effects of the surface area of the decay heat rejection radiator, the dimensions of the decay heat exchanger (DHE) flow duct, the elevation of the DHE, and the diameter of the rise and down pipes in the DHRL on the decay heat removal capability were examined. Also, to determine the applicability of test results at earth gravity to actual system performance on the lunar surface, the effect of the gravity constant (1 g and 1/6 g) on the thermal behavior of the system after shutdown was investigated.
El-Genk Mohamed S.
Xue Huimin
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