Cars That Think
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Fast neutrons—that is, ones with 1 megaelectron-volt or more of kinetic energy—split the plutonium atoms, releasing secondary neutrons that are captured by the U-238 and convert some of that U-238 into plutonium. Liquid sodium is used as a coolant because it does not slow down neutrons as much as water does.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 12, 2015
Other work focuses on sodium as an earth-abundant alternative to lithium, but while it could lower cost, sodium ions also carry just a single charge. Batteries Fuel Cells Power-to-Gas Russia' Rechargeable metal-air batteries. Energy Mater. , 5 doi: 10.1002/aenm.201401410.
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JULY 27, 2010
Sodium-filled exhaust valves are designed for the higher combustion temperatures of the turbo system. The faster warm-up benefits emissions performance, as it enables a close-coupled catalytic converter that promotes a quick “light off.”. Variable valve timing.
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