Flow duct for nuclear reactors

Title: Flow duct for nuclear reactors

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Improved liquid sodium flow ducts for nuclear reactors are described wherein the improvement comprises varying the wall thickness of each of the walls of a polygonal tubular duct structure so that each of the walls is of reduced cross-section along the longitudinal center line and of a greater cross-section along wall junctions with the other walls to form the polygonal tubular configuration.

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Straalsund, Jerry L. ^[1]

(Richland, WA)

Publication Date:: 1978-01-01

Research Org.:: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, Wash. (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 863084

Patent Number(s):: US 4089743

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: AT(45-1-)2170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: flow; duct; nuclear; reactors; improved; liquid; sodium; ducts; described; improvement; comprises; varying; wall; thickness; walls; polygonal; tubular; structure; reduced; cross-section; longitudinal; center; line; junctions; form; configuration; center line; wall thickness; nuclear reactors; nuclear reactor; liquid sodium; improvement comprises; improved liquid; sodium flow; flow duct; /376/976/

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