Liquid Metal Power Cycle By: Se Joong (David) Kang

What Is Liquidmetal? First developed by CalTech Most are quite SOLID at room temp Hard wearing Withstand thermal cycling High tensile strength High coeff of restitution Excellent anti-wearing

Use of Liquid Metal in Power Plant Referred as liquid metal cooled reactor Its first adaptation occurred in 1957 Uses molten metals or actually “liquid” metals Used in power generation

Commonly Used Sources Molten Metals –sodium, lead, bismuth alloys “liquid” room temp –Mercury, NaK

Advantages Higher power density Reactor doesn’t need to be kept under pressure Requires little space Disadvantages Difficulty with inspection/reactor repair Possible corrosion Potential toxic production

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