diff --git a/3-99 Research/MARVEL.md b/3-99 Research/MARVEL.md index 157b7c89..f31b78c5 100644 --- a/3-99 Research/MARVEL.md +++ b/3-99 Research/MARVEL.md @@ -12,8 +12,19 @@ is by natural convection. This reactor system uses two coolant loops: the primar is sodium-potassium salt, while the secondary coolant is lead. These two fluids drive 'Stirling Engines', which are how the system generates power. -- [?] What are Stirling Engines? #MARVEL -Stirling engines are heat engines that directly convert heat energy into mechanical energy. How they work is they have a piston that travels back and forth from a hot side to a cold side. When the cylinder travels over the hot side + +>[!info] # What are Stirling Engines? +>- [x] What are Stirling Engines? #MARVEL ✅ 2025-03-21 +> +> Stirling engines are heat engines that directly convert heat energy into mechanical energy. +> How they work is they have a piston that travels back and forth from a hot side to a cold side. +> When the cylinder travels over the hot side the volume of air on that side heats up from the hot +> walls and expands, forcing the cylinder in the direction of the cold fluid. At the same time, +> that fluid is getting colder, decreasing in pressure, and creating a vacuum. Then, once the piston +> moves to the cold side, the chamber compresses, removing the cooling, and heats up pushing +> the piston back towards the hots side. Here's a graphic: +> ![[Pasted image 20250321163711.png]] +> Anyways, MARVEL also uses an interesting drum based system to do power control. They use one big central 'insurance' rod, but also have four drums around the cylindrical diff --git a/3-99 Research/TLA/Writing a MARVEL Specification in TLA+.md b/3-99 Research/TLA/Writing a MARVEL Specification in TLA+.md index 7a409141..d7afb472 100644 --- a/3-99 Research/TLA/Writing a MARVEL Specification in TLA+.md +++ b/3-99 Research/TLA/Writing a MARVEL Specification in TLA+.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # What is the MARVEL reactor? -- [<] What the fuck is MARVEL? #Reading 🆔 furwbi ⏫ 📅 2025-02-28 +- [x] What the fuck is MARVEL? #Reading 🆔 furwbi ⏫ 📅 2025-02-28 ✅ 2025-03-21 # What are some specs that perhaps can be formalized in TLA+? ## What are the specs of interest? diff --git a/Pasted image 20250321163711.png b/Pasted image 20250321163711.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6e36e54b Binary files /dev/null and b/Pasted image 20250321163711.png differ