Heat transfer system

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:864299

McGuire, Joseph C.

A heat transfer system for a nuclear reactor. Heat transfer is accomplished within a sealed vapor chamber which is substantially evacuated prior to use. A heat transfer medium, which is liquid at the design operating temperatures, transfers heat from tubes interposed in the reactor primary loop to spaced tubes connected to a steam line for power generation purposes. Heat transfer is accomplished by a two-phase liquid-vapor-liquid process as used in heat pipes. Condensible gases are removed from the vapor chamber through a vertical extension in open communication with the chamber interior.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1-)2170
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 4,343,763
• Application Number: 06/128203
• OSTI ID: 864299
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1980 Mar 07
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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