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Title: Natural circulating passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure

Abstract

A passive cooling system for the contaminant structure of a nuclear reactor plant providing protection against overpressure within the containment attributable to inadvertent leakage or rupture of the system components. The cooling system utilizes natural convection for transferring heat imbalances and enables the discharge of irradiation free thermal energy to the atmosphere for heat disposal from the system.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Saratoga, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867490
Patent Number(s):
US 4948554
Assignee:
General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-86SF16563
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
natural; circulating; passive; cooling; nuclear; reactor; containment; structure; contaminant; plant; providing; protection; overpressure; attributable; inadvertent; leakage; rupture; components; utilizes; convection; transferring; heat; imbalances; enables; discharge; irradiation; free; thermal; energy; atmosphere; disposal; natural convection; transferring heat; reactor containment; containment structure; passive cooling; nuclear reactor; thermal energy; reactor plant; providing protection; inadvertent leakage; plant providing; contaminant structure; containment attributable; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Gou, Perng-Fei, and Wade, Gentry E. Natural circulating passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Gou, Perng-Fei, & Wade, Gentry E. Natural circulating passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure. United States.
Gou, Perng-Fei, and Wade, Gentry E. 1990. "Natural circulating passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867490.
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abstractNote = {A passive cooling system for the contaminant structure of a nuclear reactor plant providing protection against overpressure within the containment attributable to inadvertent leakage or rupture of the system components. The cooling system utilizes natural convection for transferring heat imbalances and enables the discharge of irradiation free thermal energy to the atmosphere for heat disposal from the system.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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