AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON LIQUID CESIUM PURIFICATION IN VIEW OF CURRENT AND PROJECTED NEEDS,

Abstract

The use of liquid alkali metals as a heat transfer medium or motive fluid for power conversion systems has increased significantly in recent years and has created new demands in the area of liquid alkali metal handling technology. Contaminants existing in liquid alkali metal systems may exert deleterious effects on thermophysical properties, corrosivity and handlin characteristics. This paper presents an analytical study on the physicochemical and kinetic aspects of liquid cesium purification, employing the hot gettering technique. The properties and various aspects of handling sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium are reviewed. Typical sources of contamination are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0427179

Entities

People

  • Richard H. Herald

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Contamination
  • Conversion
  • Elements
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Gettering
  • Heat Transfer
  • Metals
  • Physical Properties
  • Potassium
  • Rubidium
  • Thermophysical Properties
  • Transport Properties

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design