Title :
Giant electromagnetic pump for sodium cooled reactor applications
Author :
Fanning, Alan ; Kliman, Gerald ; Kwant, Walter ; Dahl, Les ; Inagaki, Tatsutoshi ; Ueta, Masahiro ; Nibe, Nobuak ; Ota, Huoyuki ; Katsuki, Kenji ; Doi, Yoshihiro ; Maekawa, Isamu
Author_Institution :
GE Nucl. Energy, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 160 m3/min (42000 gpm) at 0.25 MPa (37psig) linear induction pump was designed built and tested as part of a major program to develop an advanced sodium-cooled nuclear reactor. The pump is essentially a large linear induction motor with a liquid secondary. It was designed to operate immersed in liquid sodium and cooled by it, hence winding temperatures exceeding 450°C were expected. The pump was built and tested under prototypic pressure, flow and temperature conditions with outstanding success.
Keywords :
fission reactor cooling; linear induction motors; machine windings; pumps; 0.25 MPa; electromagnetic pump; linear induction motor; linear induction pump; liquid secondary; liquid sodium; sodium cooled reactor; winding temperatures; Current density; Electromagnetic induction; Fission reactors; Induction motors; Inductors; Prototypes; Pumps; Stators; Temperature; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines and Drives Conference, 2003. IEMDC'03. IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7817-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.2003.1211306
