Open AccessBOILING RUBIDIUM AS A REACTOR COOLANT. PREPARATION OF RUBIDIUM METAL, PHYSICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES, AND COMPATIBILITY WITH INCONEL
Author(s) -
M J Whitman,
D L Stockton
Publication year - 1954
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4110145
Subject(s) - rubidium , coolant , boiling , alkali metal , boiling point , thermodynamics , chemistry , materials science , heat exchanger , metallurgy , potassium , physics , organic chemistry
Rubidium metal was investigated as a possible heattransfer medium for an aircraft reactor. The separation of rubidium from other alkali metals by ion exchange was demonstrated. Data are presented on the physical and thermodynamic properties of rubidium and corrosive effects on Inconel at elevated temperatures. It was concluded on the basis of empirical formulas that more heat can be transferred in a boiling rubidium system than in a comparable boiling water system. (C.H.