Published November 1989 | Version v1
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Calculation of fission fragments spectrum in a fissioning plasma

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville (USA)

Description

A proposed concept for efficient and compact generation of multimegawatt space power utilizes an ultrahigh temperature vapor core reactor (UTVR) coupled with a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator. Highly enriched (∼85%) UF4 is used as the fuel, and metal fluorides are used as the working fluid in a Rankine-type closed cycle. This paper summarizes results of a model development for slowdown and relaxation of fission fragments in a superheated fuel/working fluid vapor mixture. The prediction of fission fragments spectrum is essential to determination of thermophysical and electrical properties of nonequilibrium partially ionized plasma in UTVR-MHD systems. This information is also needed to estimate the rate of direct energy deposit by fission fragments on the reactor wall

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
60
Series
Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.
Journal Page Range
639-641
ISSN
0003-018X
CODEN
TANSA

Conference

Title
Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and nuclear power and technology exhibit.
Dates
26-30 Nov 1989.
Place
San Francisco, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22085868
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CROSS SECTIONS; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY IONS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; MHD GENERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RANKINE CYCLE; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR PHYSICS; SPACE POWER REACTORS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE; URANIUM FLUORIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; FERMIONS; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HADRONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IONS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; METALS; MOBILE REACTORS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-891103--.