Published February 1977 | Version v1
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Hydrodynamic stability of lithium flows on porous spherical surfaces

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Lithium flows on the inside surface of a porous spherical shell are analyzed to determine their stability characteristics against small perturbations in (1) the film thickness, (2) the colatitude component of the lithium velocity, and (3) the rate of mass supply of lithium through the porous wall. A linearized stability analysis is developed, and it is concluded that lithium film flows are stable against these types of perturbations

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15 p.
Report number
LA--6693-MS

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
8324179
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
FILMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID FLOW; LITHIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; CONFIGURATION; ELEMENTS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICS; METALS