Open AccessDESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUCTION PUMP FOR SRE MODERATOR SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Richard S. Baker
Publication year - 1958
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4088507
Subject(s) - moderation , volumetric flow rate , phase (matter) , control theory (sociology) , materials science , nuclear engineering , chemistry , mechanics , control (management) , mathematics , physics , computer science , engineering , statistics , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence
A three-phase linear induction pump was designed, constructed, and installed in the Sodium Reactor Experiment to control moderator temperature. A maximum flow rate of 91 gpm was obtained at 760 deg F, at 12.4 psi, and an efficiency of 1.7%. (C.J.G.