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Initial Testing of the Stainless Steel NaK-Cooled Circuit (SNaKC).

Author
Garber, Anne
Published
Feb. 11, 2007.
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1 electronic document
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Godfroy, Thomas
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Summary
An actively pumped alkali metal flow circuit, designed and fabricated at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, is currently undergoing testing in the Early Flight Fission Test Facility (EFF-TF). Sodium potassium (NaK) was selected as the primary coolant. Basic circuit components include: simulated reactor core, NaK to gas heat exchanger, electromagnetic liquid metal pump, liquid metal flowmeter, load/drain reservoir, expansion reservoir, test section, and instrumentation. Operation of the circuit is based around the 37-pin partial-array core (pin and flow path dimensions are the same as those in a full core), designed to operate at 33 kWt. This presentation addresses the construction, fill and initial testing of the Stainless Steel NaK-Cooled Circuit (SNaKC).
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20070013797.
Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF); 11-15 Feb. 2007; Albuquerque, NM; United States.
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