Section of the capillary-porous spacing plate across the fuel rod nozzles: 1 – reactor vessel, 2 – capillary-porous spacing plate, 3 – fuel rods, 4 – safety rod.

 
 
  Part of: Alekseev PA, Lazarenko GE, Linnik VA, Pyshko AP (2022) The concept of a thermionic reactor-converter with evaporative heat transfer. Nuclear Energy and Technology 8(3): 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3897/nucet.8.93907