On Mar 25, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Brian Raaen wrote:
Russia (or the USSR at that time) used to use liquid graphite to cool their nuclear reactors, even thought it was flammable.... of course that was what they were using in Chernobyl.
The RBMK-1000 used graphite for moderation and water for cooling. Regards Marshall
-- Brian Raaen Network Engineer braaen@zcorum.com
On Tuesday 25 March 2008, you wrote:
Dorn Hetzel wrote:
Of course, my chemistry is a little rusty, so I'm not sure about the prospects for a non-toxic, non-flammable, non-conductive substance with workable fluid flow and heat transfer properties :)
Mineral oil? I'm not sure about the non-flammable part though. Not all oils burn but I'm not sure if mineral oil is one of them. It is used for immersion cooling though.
Justin