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A key feature of naval reactors is that they operate in an extremely large heatsink by design - you have unlimited cooling media at your disposal.
by 15155 2y ago
A key feature of naval reactors is that they operate in an extremely large heatsink by design - you have unlimited cooling media at your disposal.
- moralestapia 2y agoGenuine curiosity, are they actually cooled like that? Physically transferring the heat to the hull?
- 15155 2y agoI meant heatsink as in the water itself - not the reactor hull. As far as I know, pumps are used to exchange seawater directly with the surrounding environment - hoses are used to this effect in dry dock. I am told there are proprietary secrets used to control the electrolysis output gas mixture and coolant temp mixture so as to not increase detectability.
- darig 2y ago[dead]