Heat Pipe Applications in Fission Driven Nuclear Power Plants

Download or read book Heat Pipe Applications in Fission Driven Nuclear Power Plants written by Bahman Zohuri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-14 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new and innovative approach for the use of heat pipes and their application in a number of industrial scenarios, including space and nuclear power plants. The book opens by describing the heat pipe and its concept, including sizing, composition and binding energies. It contains mathematical models of high and low temperature pipes along with extensive design and manufacturing models, characteristics and testing programs. A detailed design and safety analysis concludes the book, emphasizing the importance of heat pipe implementation within the main cooling system and within the core of the reactor, making this book a useful resource for students, engineers, and researchers.