Heat pipe pile ground test device adopting thermoelectric power generation technology

Abstract

The invention discloses a heat pipe pile ground test device adopting a thermoelectric power generation technology. The device comprises a programmable power supply, a heating rod, a heating unit copper substrate, a high-temperature heat pipe, a power generation unit copper substrate, a thermoelectric generator, a cold plate, a water pump, a water tank and the like. The programmable power supply adjusts the heating power of the heating rod and simulates the power change of the reactor core; the heating rod simulates fission of a reactor fuel element to generate heat; the heating unit copper substrate simulates a solid reactor core of a reactor, and the heating rod and the high-temperature heat pipe are fixedly supported; the high-temperature heat pipe conducts heat from the heating rod to the thermoelectric generator for thermoelectric conversion; the power generation unit copper substrate is used for distributing heat and fixedly supporting the thermoelectric generator; the cold plate, the water pump and the water tank are sequentially connected to form a cooling loop to cool the thermoelectric generator. The invention provides a feasible test device for carrying out a rational experiment of the heat pipe-temperature difference generator.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of nuclear reactor thermal hydraulic design and energy conversion, in particular to a heat pipe reactor ground test device using thermoelectric power generation technology. Background technique [0002] The heat pipe cooling reactor uses high-enrichment UO2 or UN as fuel, and the primary circuit uses high-temperature heat pipes to cool the core, which has the advantages of high power density, long operating cycle, and good environmental adaptability; the secondary circuit adopts cascaded wide temperature The thermal power conversion of the domain thermoelectric generator has the advantages of significant intensity and low operating noise; the whole system has a compact structure and high inherent safety, and can achieve continuous power supply for more than 5 years. and other fields have broad application prospects. There are few reports or publications on the heat pipe stack ground test device using thermoelectric p...

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There are few reports or publications on the heat pipe stack ground test device using thermoelectric power generation technology

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