DEVELOPMENT OF REGENERATIVE COMPRESSOR FOR HELIUM CIRCULATION
Compressors were required to circulate helium coolant in an in-pile loop at moderately high heads (6000--8000 ft), at low volumetric flows (30--40 acfm), at 600 deg F and 385 psig. A regenerative type of gas compressor, using greaselubricated ball bearings enclosed in a special water-cooled casing, was designed and tested. The design objectives were achieved, and a number of these compressors have been built and are in operation. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-004251
- OSTI ID:
- 4742958
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-TM-218
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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