Energy absorber for sodium-heated heat exchanger

Patent · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:4091780

Essebaggers, J

A heat exchanger is described in which water-carrying tubes are heated by liquid sodium and in which the results of accidental contact between the water and the sodium caused by failure of one or more of the water tubes is minimized. An energy absorbing chamber contains a compressible gas and is connected to the body of flowing sodium by a channel so that, in the event of a sodium-water reaction, products of the reaction will partially fill the energy absorbing chamber to attenuate the rise in pressure within the heat exchanger.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-33-028058
• Assignee: to U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
• Patent Number(s): PAT-APPL-356,879.; US 3924675
• OSTI ID: 4091780
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1973 May 01; Other Information: F28f9/00. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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