Liquid metal reactor air cooling baffle

Patent · Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:7246688

Hunsbedt, A

A baffle is provided between a relatively hot containment vessel and a relatively cold silo for enhancing air cooling performance. The baffle includes a perforate inner wall positionable outside the containment vessel to define an inner flow riser therebetween, and an imperforate outer wall positionable outside the inner wall to define an outer flow riser therebetween. Apertures in the inner wall allow thermal radiation to pass laterally therethrough to the outer wall, with cooling air flowing upwardly through the inner and outer risers for removing heat. 3 figs.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-89SF17445
• Assignee: General Electric Co., San Jose, CA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5339340; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 8-092096
• OSTI ID: 7246688
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 16 Jul 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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