Liquid metal flow in a sharp elbow in a uniform transverse magnetic field

In the self-cooling blankets of the Tokamak fusion reactor, a liquid metal, namely liquid lithium, is pumped through a system of ducts to transfer heat and capture neutrons. One of the blanket designs proposed in Argonne National Laboratory's Blanket Comparison and Selection Study uses a combination of poloidal and toroidal ducts in order to maximize heat transfer while minimizing net pressure drop. In the design, the poloidal and toroidal ducts meet at sharp, abrupt corners. They were modelled as two identical, straight, semi-infinite, thin-walled, rectangular ducts with 45$\sp\circ$ miters and joined at a 90$\sp\circ$ angle in the plane of a strong, uniform magnetic field.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Applied Mechanics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Moon, Tessie Jo

Contributors dc:contributor

• Walker, John S.

• Applied Mechanics
• Engineering, Mechanical
• Engineering, Nuclear

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Moon, Tessie Jo

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924902
(UMI)AAI8924902

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22430