COOLING-SYSTEM LITHIUM LOOP OF SPACE NUCLEAR REACTOR Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: nuclear, thermonuclear, and space engineering. SUBSTANCE: lithium loop has pipelines with pump and device for heat radiation into space; pump bypassing section of loop has helium separator incorporating lithium intake unit communicating with main part of loop on delivery pipeline of pump and gas-free lithium admission unit on suction line of pump. Additional pump that may be of electromagnetic type is mounted between gas-free lithium admission unit and loop bypass section separator. EFFECT: improved quality of lithium coolant cleaning. 2 cl, 1 dwg