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CENTRIFUGAL PUMP INSTALLATION FOR THE SAMPLING OF RADIOACTIVE LIQUIDS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4752710

A radioactive liquid flows through a duct in a shielded space which is provided with a sampling system. The sampling system comprises a centrifugal pump in a preferably vertical cylindrical casing. The pump is dipped into the liquid while the vertical driving shaft with air lubricated hydrostatic bearings is driven by an air turbine. The pump inlet communicates via lateral openings in the pump casing with the liquid in the cylindrical casing, while the exit line of the pump and the air supply lines for the turbine and the bearings pass through the shielding. The pump is removable from the cylindrical casing via an opening accessible from outside the shielding. (NPO)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-16-033112
OSTI ID:
4752710
Report Number(s):
FR 1248341
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English