Heat Pipe Alkali Metal Conversion Integrated Reactor

Abstract

The invention discloses a heat-pipe-type alkali metal conversion integrated reactor. The interior of the reactor comprises a reactor pressure container, a reactor core and an in-reactor cooling base.The reactor pressure container is composed of an almost-cylindrical barrel, a cover body covering the top of the barrel and a bottom seal head supported at the bottom of the barrel; the exterior of the reactor comprises a rotary drum control rod, a heat pipe cooler and a shielding structure. The heat-pipe-type alkali metal conversion integrated reactor is suitable for both fast reactors and thermal reactors, and also suitable for isotope heat sources and other durable heat sources; meanwhile, the adjustable range of the structural size and the output power of the reactor is large.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of space small-scale nuclear power devices, and in particular relates to a heat pipe type alkali metal conversion integrated micro-reactor with full-environment automatic circulation capability and no moving parts. Background technique [0002] As the clean energy that is most likely to achieve large-scale and stable power generation, nuclear energy is one of the important ways to alleviate the contradiction between the environment and energy demand. The key to the application of nuclear energy lies in its safety. With the development of nuclear power technology, third-generation and fourth-generation nuclear power systems generally have passive safety features such as natural circulation of full power or partial power, and passive waste heat discharge. [0003] At the same time, with the expansion of the scope of human space exploration and the extension of exploration time, it has become an important requi...

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However, the thermocouple conversion device has poor radiation resistance and low energy conversion efficiency - to achieve high conversion efficiency, it must have a very high hot end temperature. Therefore, Europe, the United States and my country are also vigorously promoting the Stirling cycle. Research on energy conversion methods such as closed Brayton cycle; the latter has high energy conversion efficiency, but as an energy conversion unit, compared with a thermocouple, the equipment per unit conversion power has a larger mass, a more complicated mechanical structure, and more moving parts. Many, especially closed Brayton cycles

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