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Title: IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LARGE PRESSURE VESSELS, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS

Abstract

A description is given of the design and fabrication of a large spherical pressure vessel of which for greater strength the lower portion of the shell is dished and bottom supported. An internal structure is located within the shell and it is bottom supported. An example of such a pressure vessel is that of a gas cooled graphite moderated reactor having a core of such size and weight that the dimensions of the shell required to accommodate it are large. The pressure vessel shell is fabricated by butt-welding, and the internal structure is also attached to the shell by the butt-weld process. (N.W.R.)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4836806
Report Number(s):
GB 878122
NSA Number:
NSA-15-031846
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; CONFIGURATION; FABRICATION; GAS COOLANT; GRAPHITE MODERATOR; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; PATENT; PLANNING; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTORS; SPHERES; WELDING

Citation Formats

Haftke, J J. IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LARGE PRESSURE VESSELS, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS. United Kingdom: N. p., 1961. Web.
Haftke, J J. IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LARGE PRESSURE VESSELS, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS. United Kingdom.
Haftke, J J. 1961. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LARGE PRESSURE VESSELS, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS". United Kingdom.
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title = {IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LARGE PRESSURE VESSELS, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS},
author = {Haftke, J J},
abstractNote = {A description is given of the design and fabrication of a large spherical pressure vessel of which for greater strength the lower portion of the shell is dished and bottom supported. An internal structure is located within the shell and it is bottom supported. An example of such a pressure vessel is that of a gas cooled graphite moderated reactor having a core of such size and weight that the dimensions of the shell required to accommodate it are large. The pressure vessel shell is fabricated by butt-welding, and the internal structure is also attached to the shell by the butt-weld process. (N.W.R.)},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4836806}, journal = {},
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place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961},
month = {Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961}
}