ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
July 2026
Nuclear Technology
June 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
May 2026
Latest News
North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Asad Majid
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 36 | Number 3 | November 1999 | Pages 247-262
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A106
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Liquid-metal flow in the presence of a transverse magnetic field and gravity field was analyzed in a square-cross-section straight duct and a curved bend. The duct had conducting vanadium walls, and lithium coolant was used. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with gravity field in three dimensions were developed in the modified toroidal coordinate system. The coupled set of equations was solved using finite difference techniques and an extended SIMPLER algorithm approach. Calculation of MHD pressure drop was made in the presence of a transverse magnetic field and a gravity field for a straight duct and a magnetic field varying as Bo(R + x)-1 in the transverse direction and a gravity field for a curved bend. The results for a straight duct indicate that the MHD pressure drop increases with the increase of magnetic field strength. The MHD pressure drop when fluid flows against the gravity field is greater by an amount that equals the product of the density of the fluid and acceleration due to gravity. The results for a curved bend indicate an axial MHD pressure drop. The axial MHD pressure drop in a curved bend increases with an increase in the magnetic field strength. It is also found that the MHD pressure drop in the presence of a gravity field is slightly higher than the MHD pressure drop without a gravity field.