Elektic Reactor

An Elektic Reactor is a device used to initiate and control a powerful thermal reaction that is harnessed. Heat from the Elektic reaction is passed to a working gas, and eventually through steam turbines to drive an electrical generator.

The Elektic Reaction
Elektia is a naturally occuring crystallite that generates thermal energy through metaphysical & metachemical processes upon interaction with dioxygen (O2), said reaction is as-yet undetectable by modern scientific methods and is mainly theoretical, and as such produces no noticeable change upon the dioxygen molecule, beyond the increase of heat.

Reactor fuel
When found in its native form, Elektia is at around 60-80% reactor purity, where it will be processed into purity of around 97% or higher for use in reactors. Elektia is commonly alloyed with heat-resistant metals into large rods, to manage the reaction rate. Materials used for alloys are primarily: tungsten, tantalum, carbon & stainless steels, boron or nickel.

The exposure of the Elektia rods determines the rate of reaction, as such several methods exist to moderate their exposure. Common methods include the retraction of the rods from the reactor vessel, others involve the lowering or revolving the non-reactive sheaths around the rods.

Reactor types
The two primary reactor types are water-based and gas-based. The difference in output is primarily based on Elektia quality, content, size of reactor, efficiency and other minor issues. Boiling water-based and Gas-based reactors are typically the easiest to build and maintain, and as such are the most common worldwide.

Gas-based
Gas-based reactors pass high-pressure air into the reactor vessel, which react with the Elektia rods to heat the air, which continues through the vessel. Then to be extracted and passed through a heat exchanger, and returned cool to the reactor vessel to repeat. The heat exchanger can use water, molten salt or liquid metal as its working fluid, with which to pass through the turbines that operate the generator, creating electricity.

Water-based
Water-based reactors follow two primary model types: supercritical and boiling water. The Elektic reaction occurs upon reaction with dissolved oxygen present in the feed water, often feedwater has additional oxygen dissolved within it to increase reactivity.

Supercritical Water Reactor
Supercritical water reactors pass water through the reactor vessel at supercritical pressure, which is heated into a fluid resembling super-saturated steam, which is then passed through a turbine. The supercritical fluid is then passed through a condenser where more heat is extracted to power additional turbines, before returning to the reactor vessel.

Boiling Water Reactor
Boiling water reactors pass water past the Elektia rods, causing it to boil, producing steam with powers turbines. The reactor water then passes through condensers and returns, cooled, to the reactor vessel.