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Lead not sodium


Yes. Lead-bismuth in the 7 boat Alfa class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa-class_submarine

Presumably you wouldn't want to use something that violently catches fire (sodium) in a vehicle designed to tolerate nearby explosions.


Presumably. The USA did build a sodium-cooled submarine at one point, the Seawolf. Having high thermal efficiency increases range, and liquid metals can be pumped electromagnetically and completely silently, with no moving parts.

It was converted to water coolant later due to technical challenges though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Seawolf_(SSN-575)


Also a vehicle that is immersed in a liquid that violently reacts with it.




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