Containment vessel drain system
Patent
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OSTI ID:1418834
A system for draining a containment vessel may include a drain inlet located in a lower portion of the containment vessel. The containment vessel may be at least partially filled with a liquid, and the drain inlet may be located below a surface of the liquid. The system may further comprise an inlet located in an upper portion of the containment vessel. The inlet may be configured to insert pressurized gas into the containment vessel to form a pressurized region above the surface of the liquid, and the pressurized region may operate to apply a surface pressure that forces the liquid into the drain inlet. Additionally, a fluid separation device may be operatively connected to the drain inlet. The fluid separation device may be configured to separate the liquid from the pressurized gas that enters the drain inlet after the surface of the liquid falls below the drain inlet.
- Research Organization:
- NuScale Power, LLC, Corvallis, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0000633
- Assignee:
- NuScale Power, LLC (Corvallis, OR)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,881,704
- Application Number:
- 14/607,968
- OSTI ID:
- 1418834
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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