It was clear from the outset of work on nuclear power that liquid metals are attractive coolants (small neutron absorption cross section, high thermal conductivity, etc.). The measurements of temperature fields in flows of liquid metals form the basis for obtaining reliable calculated dependences on the intensity of heat transfer. This article calls attention to the necessity of preserving this data.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 129, No. 6, December, 2020.
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Kirillov, P.L., Bogoslovskaya, G.P. Liquid Metal Research (History and Knowledge to be Preserved). At Energy 129, 367–369 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-021-00763-2
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