Electromagnetic Pump For Large Pool Concept Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Volume 4 - Issue 3

Bahman Zohuri*

• Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), San Mateo, California 94401, USA

Received:June 15, 2021;   Published: August 3, 2021

*Corresponding author:Bahman Zohuri, Galaxy Advanced Engineering, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), San Mateo, California 94401, USA

DOI: 10.32474/MAMS.2021.04.000190

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Abstract

An electromagnetic pump is a pump that moves liquid in form of metal in particular, any electrically conductive liquid using electromagnetism phenomena. By law of physics of electromagnetic, a magnetic field can be defined as a set at right angles to the direction the liquid moves in, while a current is passing through it as well. This events, induce an electromagnetic force for the movements of the liquid. Applications of electromagnetic pump is including pumping liquid metal through any cooling system that are installed inside of liquid metal container in particular. Electromagnetic (EM) sodium and NaK pumps have a long history of extensive technology and successful use as an auxiliary system pumps and also as heat transport system pumps in some early research and small prototype Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) plants and for that matter in Liquid Metal Fast Reactor (LMFBR) such as Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) in recent years. These pumps started in latte applications is around 6500 gram per minute pump (gpm) rate.

Keywords: Electromagnetic Pump; Liquid; Heat Transfer; Neutronic; Electric Current; Pumping Liquid Metal

Abstract| Introduction| Electromagnetic Pump Working Principle| Electromagnetic Pump Types| Working Principle of Annular Linear Induction Pump (ALIP)| Advantages and Limitations of Electromagnetic Pumps| Summary and Conclusion EMP Conclusion| Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Integrating EMP| Versatile Test Reactor (VTR)| Pump Design and Size Consideration| Conclusion| References|