IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEMS

Patent · Wed Sep 11 04:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4645756

Schluderberg, D C

A fluid-coolant system for a reactor core contained in a pressure vessel is patented. The coolant circulates around a closed circuit with a heat exchanger and the core in series. The coolant is a mixture of a carrier gas and fine solid particles, the concentration of which in the gas can be varied by passing the coolant through a bypass circuit. The bypass circuit contains a means for separating the coolant into heavy and light phases and selectively returning the heavy or light phase to the coolant circuit to increase or decrease the concentration of solid particles in it. A control system, responsive to coolant temperatures at the inlet and outlet of the pressure vessel, automatically varies the concentration of particles in the coolant to maintain constant coolant temperatures at the inlet and outlet. (M.P.G.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-17-038535
• OSTI ID: 4645756
• Report Number(s): GB 936518
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BYPASS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
DUSTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
MIXING
PRESSURE VESSELS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS