Heat Pipe Applications in Fission Driven Nuclear Power Plants

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.

• Describes the benefits, uses, and challenges related to heat pipe application;
• Contains case studies and examples to enhance practical application of the presented technologies;
• Presents innovative and unique solutions for safety enhancements.

Autorentext

Dr. Bahman Zohuri presently hold a position as associate research professor at University of New Mexico, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and is founder of Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Inc. a consulting company that he formed upon leaving the semiconductor and defense industries after many years as a Senior Process Engineer for corporations including Westinghouse and Intel, and then as Senior Chief Scientist at Lockheed Missile and Aerospace Corporation. During his time with Westinghouse Electric Corporation, he performed thermal hydraulic analysis and natural circulation for Inherent Shutdown Heat Removal System (ISHRS) in the core of a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR). While at Lockheed, he was responsible for the study of vulnerability, survivability and component radiation and laser hardening for Defense Support Program (DSP), Boost Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (BSTS) and Space Surveillance and Tracking Satellites (SSTS). He also performed analysis of characteristics of laser beam and nuclear radiation interaction with materials, Transient Radiation Effects in Electronics (TREE), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), System Generated Electromagnetic Pulse (SGEMP), Single-Event Upset (SEU), Blast and, Thermo-mechanical, hardness assurance, maintenance, and device technology. His consultancy clients have included Sandia National Laboratories, and he holds patents in areas such as the design of diffusion furnaces, and Laser Activated Radioactive Decay. He is the author of several books on heat transfer and directed energy weapons technologies.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Why Nuclear Power Plant Energy.- Chapter 2. Small Modular Reactors and Innovative Efficient Enhancement Design.- Chapter 3. Design and Analysis of Core Design for Small Modular Reactors.- Chapter 4. Thermodynamic Cycles.- Chapter 5. Modeling The Nuclear Air Brayton Combined Cycle.- Chapter 6. Basic Principles of Heat Pipes and History.- Chapter 7. Direct Reactor Auxiliary Cooling System.- Chapter 8. Application Of Heat Pipes To Fissionable Nuclear Reactor.- Chapter 9. Design Guide and Heat Pipe Selection.- Chapter 10. Heat Pipe Manufacturing.