DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING HEAT FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE

    公开(公告)号:EP4325157A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-24

    申请号:EP23215096.1

    申请日:2021-10-29

    摘要: A heat pipe configured to remove heat from a core of a nuclear reactor, the heat pipe comprising: an inner housing defining an inner volume configured to accommodate a heat source; an outer housing configured about the inner housing and the heat source; a wick positioned between at least a portion of the inner housing and at least a portion of the outer housing, wherein the wick comprises a capillary material, and wherein the wick defines an intermediate volume between the inner housing and the outer housing; and a working fluid within the intermediate volume, wherein the working fluid is configured to evaporate at a first end of the heat pipe, wherein the working fluid is further configured to condense at a second end of the heat pipe adjacent to a heat exchanger, and wherein the wick is configured to return working fluid that has condensed at the second end of the heat pipe to the first end of the heat pipe.