Strategic Objectives
• Master the fundamental fluid dynamics of high-density liquid metals.
• Understand the chemical mechanisms behind LBE-induced corrosion and mitigation.
• Explore the design principles of next-generation transmutation burners.
• Gain insights into the safety protocols and operational challenges of LBE systems.
The Core Challenge
Traditional water-cooled reactors face thermal limits that only heavy liquid metals can overcome, yet the corrosive nature of Lead-Bismuth Eutectic remains a formidable engineering hurdle.
01
The Dawn of LBE
02
The Physics of Heavy Liquid Metals
03
Transmutation Principles
04
Thermal Hydraulics Fundamentals
05
The Eutectic Advantage
06
Fluid Dynamics of Heavy Flow
07
The Challenge of Corrosion
08
Oxygen Control Strategies
09
Fast Neutron Spectra
10
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
11
Radiation Effects on Materials
12
The Chemistry of Bismuth
13
Heat Exchanger Design
14
Pump Technology for Liquid Metals
15
Instrumentation and Sensors
16
Sloshing and Seismic Dynamics
17
Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) History
18
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME)
20
The Subcritical Reactor Link
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