CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL HEAT FLOW IN RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES.
CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL HEAT FLOW IN RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES.
Equations relating the maximum internal temperatures of various-shaped fuel forms and other source parameters are given. By using calculated results, the use of cermets is compared with the use of oxide-metal laminar structures as methods of decreasing the resistance to heat flow in the interior of heat sources and achieving higher surface heat fluxes without exceeding maximum allowable internal temperatures. The laminar composite fuel form is moderately superior. The expected vapor phase migration and equilibrium distribution of volatile radioactive fuel inside a heat source capsule is described. Redistribution does not always result in serious problems and can reduce the cost of source fabrication.
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Radioisotopes, Volatility Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems, Equations, Radiation Sources, Temperature, N24410* --Engineering--Isotope Technology--Power Sources, Transport, Oxides, Heat Transfer, Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems, Metals, Vapors, Cermets, Vessels, Configuration
Radioisotopes, Volatility Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems, Equations, Radiation Sources, Temperature, N24410* --Engineering--Isotope Technology--Power Sources, Transport, Oxides, Heat Transfer, Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems, Metals, Vapors, Cermets, Vessels, Configuration
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