First, this has nothing to do with Infinitis', but I really need to know the answer to this. Please don't delete this thread.
What type of fluid is currently used in US and Navy Nuclear reactors?
Thank you
Engineer question: Nuclear Coolant?
-
PoorManQ45
- Posts: 16676
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:13 pm
Re: (Jesda)
NO, most of the engineers hang out here! That's why I put it here. I would have put it in the engineer section, but that place is dead
-
AZhitman
- Administrator
- Posts: 54542
- Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2002 2:04 am
- Car: 58 L210, 63 Bluebird RHD, 64 NL320, 65 SPL310, 66 411 RHD, 67 WRL411, 68 510 SR20, 75 280Z RB25, 77 620 SR20, 79 B310, 90 Z32, 91 GTi-R, 92 Silvia Qs, 98 S14, 23 Z.
- Location: Surprise, Arizona
- Contact:
Some reactors use gas (carbon dioxide) or liquid metal (sodium, potassium); some use organic fluids - mixtures of diphenyl and diphenyl oxide.
The US Navy experimented with a lead-bismuth liquid-metal coolant in the 60's but uses water (to my knowledge) today.
Most (all land-based reactors that I know of) use pressurized water. Plain water.
<--- Dad worked for Bechtel building nuclear power plants from 1975 to 1990.
The US Navy experimented with a lead-bismuth liquid-metal coolant in the 60's but uses water (to my knowledge) today.
Most (all land-based reactors that I know of) use pressurized water. Plain water.
<--- Dad worked for Bechtel building nuclear power plants from 1975 to 1990.
-
PoorManQ45
- Posts: 16676
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:13 pm