Radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system
Abstract
In a modular liquid-metal pool breeder reactor, a radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system is disclosed for removing the residual heat resulting from the shutdown of a reactor by a completely passive heat transfer system. A shell surrounds the reactor and containment vessel, separated from the containment vessel by an air passage. Natural circulation of air is provided by air vents at the lower and upper ends of the shell. Longitudinal, radial and inwardly extending fins extend from the shell into the air passage. The fins are heated by radiation from the containment vessel and convect the heat to the circulating air. Residual heat from the primary reactor vessel is transmitted from the reactor vessel through an inert gas plenum to a guard or containment vessel designed to contain any leaking coolant. The containment vessel is conventional and is surrounded by the shell.
- Inventors:
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- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866303
- Patent Number(s):
- 4678626
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-83SF11699
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- radiant; vessel; auxiliary; cooling; modular; liquid-metal; pool; breeder; reactor; disclosed; removing; residual; heat; resulting; shutdown; completely; passive; transfer; shell; surrounds; containment; separated; air; passage; natural; circulation; provided; vents; upper; longitudinal; radial; inwardly; extending; fins; extend; heated; radiation; convect; circulating; primary; transmitted; inert; gas; plenum; guard; designed; contain; leaking; coolant; conventional; surrounded; inwardly extending; passive heat; gas plenum; air passage; breeder reactor; containment vessel; reactor vessel; heat transfer; inert gas; residual heat; heat resulting; auxiliary cooling; natural circulation; shell surrounds; vessel auxiliary; air vents; completely passive; metal pool; radiant vessel; circulating air; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Germer, John H. Radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Germer, John H. Radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system. United States.
Germer, John H. Thu .
"Radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866303.
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title = {Radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system},
author = {Germer, John H},
abstractNote = {In a modular liquid-metal pool breeder reactor, a radiant vessel auxiliary cooling system is disclosed for removing the residual heat resulting from the shutdown of a reactor by a completely passive heat transfer system. A shell surrounds the reactor and containment vessel, separated from the containment vessel by an air passage. Natural circulation of air is provided by air vents at the lower and upper ends of the shell. Longitudinal, radial and inwardly extending fins extend from the shell into the air passage. The fins are heated by radiation from the containment vessel and convect the heat to the circulating air. Residual heat from the primary reactor vessel is transmitted from the reactor vessel through an inert gas plenum to a guard or containment vessel designed to contain any leaking coolant. The containment vessel is conventional and is surrounded by the shell.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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