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Improved Heat Transfer Fluid for Nuclear Reactors

标题

A Heat Transfer Fluid Consisting of Colloidal Diamond for a Nuclear Reactor

详细技术说明

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*Abstract

Invention

The University of Florida is seeking companies interested in commercializing an innovative heat transfer fluid for nuclear reactors consisting of colloidal diamonds that will increase the critical heat flux level by 50 percent. Currently, more than 15 percent of the world’s electricity comes from nuclear energy, a statistic that is expected to rise as the world’s energy consumption continues to exponentially increase. This concern, coupled with a global reassessment of future reliance on fossil fuels, has caused an increase in nuclear energy development. Although research into nuclear energy has significantly increased, there are still many concerns that need to be addressed. One major problem in the feasibility of nuclear energy is the lack of an enhanced thermal transfer fluid that offers stability for pressurized water reactors. Thermal transfer fluids are needed that will raise the critical heat flux level so that critical fuel rod failures are avoided. Our researchers at The University of Florida have developed such a heat transfer fluid consisting of colloidal diamonds that will increase the critical heat flux level by 50 percent.

Application

Heat transfer fluid for increased heat flux levels

Advantages

• Increases critical heat flux level of pressurized water reactors, minimizing risk of fuel rod failure
• Improves thermal conductivity over water by 150 percent, increasing cooling system efficiency
• Enables a sustainable energy source with reduced carbon emissions, providing a major competitive advantage in a lucrative industry
• Eliminates reactor erosion, reducing maintenance costs

Technology

This heat transfer fluid, consisting of colloidal diamonds, will increase the critical heat flux level of pressurized water reactors by 50 percent. A pressurized water reactor is comprised of a core including fuel assemblies that contain fuel rods filled with fuel pellets thermally couples to a steam generator, a turbine, and a condenser coupled to a water based cooling system. The water based cooling system comprises a heat transfer fluid including a plurality of colloidal diamonds. The diamond particles which can be natural or synthetic, have a mean size of 1 nm to 2 microns. The concentration of diamond particles ranges from 0.0001 to 10 volume percent in the total heat transfer fluid.

*IP Issue Date

May 20, 2014

*IP Publication Date

Nov 18, 2010

*Principal Investigation

Name: Ronald Baney

Department:

Name: Abby Queale

Department:

Name: Gary W Scheiffele

Department:

Name: James Tulenko

Department:

Name: John Malone

Department:

Name: Kevin Powers

Department:

附加资料

Inventor: Muradov, Nazim
Priority Number: US7914683B1
IPC Current: C02F000142
US Class: 210671 | 2102424 | 210263 | 210269 | 2105021 | 210505 | 210675 | 210694 | 210780 | 210924
Assignee Applicant: University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc.lando
Title: Particles of spilled oil-absorbing carbon in contact with water
Usefulness: Particles of spilled oil-absorbing carbon in contact with water
Summary: As a carbon particle cleanup system for cleaning oil spills (claimed).
Novelty: Carbon particle cleanup system for cleaning oil spills comprises carbon particles with surface filaments having hydrophobic property of oil film adsorption, scatterer, net for brushing oil/carbon slurry, and press separator

主要类别

环保/绿色科技

细分类别

水处理

申请日期

Jul 7, 2010

申请号码

8,731,133

其他

国家/地区

美国