Apparatus and method for thermal power generation

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863072

Cohen, Paul ^[1]; Redding, Arnold H ^[2]

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1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Export, PA

An improved thermal power plant and method of power generation which minimizes thermal stress and chemical impurity buildup in the vaporizing component, particularly beneficial under loss of normal feed fluid and startup conditions. The invention is particularly applicable to a liquid metal fast breeder reactor plant.

• DOE Contract Number: E(11-1)-2395
• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4087985
• OSTI ID: 863072
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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