Analysis of heat transfer characteristics of geyser boiling in high-temperature sodium heat pipes

Yan WANG; Yugao MA; Zaiyong MA; Liangming PAN; Longxiang ZHU; Simiao TANG; Qiang LIAN

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240491

NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 3, 030603(2025)

Analysis of heat transfer characteristics of geyser boiling in high-temperature sodium heat pipes

Yan WANG^1,2, Yugao MA³, Zaiyong MA^1,2、*, Liangming PAN^1,2, Longxiang ZHU^1,2, Simiao TANG^1,2, and Qiang LIAN^1,2

¹Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

²Department of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

³Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China

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Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Received: Nov. 30, 2024

Accepted: --

Published Online: Apr. 15, 2025

The Author Email: Zaiyong MA (马在勇)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240491

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