No the LFTR passive control to which I refer is the fact that when the
power load on the reactor lowers, the temperature rises in the liquid
fluoride thorium salt which, in turn, causes it to expand. Since the salt
is at critical mass, any expansion takes it below criticality which
nonlinearly
First of all, variable conductance is not to the point. The issue is not
whether one can vary the conductance or anything else -- rather the issue
is the _control_ of that variance.
Secondly, the technology you describe involves a solid phase. My request
was for a cite of prior art for the
*rather the issue is the _control_ of that variance.*
As I understand your intent, your interest is the passive control of the
variance.
It seems to me, that if there is a mechanism of parameter control in the
operation of the reactor, control of that parameter can be either active or
passive
In reply to David Roberson's message of Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:15:37 -0400 (EDT):
Hi,
A couple of weeks ago I gave Rossi a relatively cheap and simple method of
achieving fine control over the cooling. I am waiting to see if he implements
it.
[snip]
That sounds like a good material for Rossi to
If you have indeed come up with something that is as elegant as the passive
power output from LFTR for the E-Cat HT, my apologies for misunderstanding
your proposal and my congratulations.
Can you cite any patent numbers that use this sort of passive temperature
control using Li heat pipes? Can
*http://www.thermacore.com/products/variable-conductance-heat-pipe.aspx*
**
*Heat pipes have this ability for Variable Conductance, here is what
thermacore does. *
**
*How Does a Variable Conductance Heat Pipe Work?*
All heat pipes can be made variable conductance by introducing a small mass
of
Systems like the LFTR have passive high temperature thermal control based
on thermal expansion of a near-critical mass density. As the temperature
increases, thermal expansion produces a rapid drop in power production
thereby stabilizing the reactor core.
Systems like the E-Cat HT are solid
*A *lithium heat pipe provides enough thermal capacity and power transfer
density than you could ever want or need. Gravity is not a factor.
The heat transfer can be controlled by a temperature regulation of the
liquid lithium return flow. More flow results in more cooling through heat
transfer
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From: Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com
To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Fri, Jun 21, 2013 9:03 pm
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Passive High Temperature Convective Thermal Control
A lithiumheat pipe providesenough thermal capacity and power transfer density
than you could ever
]:Passive High Temperature Convective Thermal Control
*A *lithium heat pipe provides enough thermal capacity and power
transfer density than you could ever want or need. Gravity is not a factor.
The heat transfer can be controlled by a temperature regulation of the
liquid lithium return flow
You sacrificed passive control without acknowledging that was the goal of
my proposal.
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote:
*A *lithium heat pipe provides enough thermal capacity and power transfer
density than you could ever want or need. Gravity is not a
You must not be much of an engineer if you are so willing to blow off
explicit mention of passive control, Axil. Do you have any engineering
background in critical systems -- by which I mean systems that, if they
fail, they kill people?
I do and they didn't.
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 10:21 PM,
A passive thermostat that reduces the flow of lithium liquid in a heat pipe
is what you were after.
It uses the same passive expansion mechanism that is used in the LFTR.
What is the problem?
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:26 PM, James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote:
You must not be much of
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