Reactor

Patent · 05 October 1976

OSTI ID:862660

Evans, Robert M ^[1]

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1. Kennett Square, PA

1. A neutronic reactor having a moderator, coolant tubes traversing the moderator from an inlet end to an outlet end, bodies of material fissionable by neutrons of thermal energy disposed within the coolant tubes, and means for circulating water through said coolant tubes characterized by the improved construction wherein the coolant tubes are constructed of aluminum having an outer diameter of 1.729 inches and a wall thickness of 0.059 inch, and the means for circulating a liquid coolant through the tubes includes a source of water at a pressure of approximately 350 pounds per square inch connected to the inlet end of the tubes, and said construction including a pressure reducing orifice disposed at the inlet ends of the tubes reducing the pressure of the water by approximately 150 pounds per square inch.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Jackson Lab
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3984283
• OSTI ID: 862660
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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