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Title: Passive containment cooling system

Abstract

A containment cooling system utilizes a naturally induced air flow and a gravity flow of water over the containment shell which encloses a reactor core to cool reactor core decay heat in two stages. When core decay heat is greatest, the water and air flow combine to provide adequate evaporative cooling as heat from within the containment is transferred to the water flowing over the same. The water is heated by heat transfer and then evaporated and removed by the air flow. After an initial period of about three to four days when core decay heat is greatest, air flow alone is sufficient to cool the containment.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Robinson Township, Allegheny County, PA
  2. Penn Hills Township, Allegheny County, PA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867990
Patent Number(s):
US 5049353
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-86SF16038
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
passive; containment; cooling; utilizes; naturally; induced; air; flow; gravity; water; shell; encloses; reactor; core; cool; decay; heat; stages; combine; provide; adequate; evaporative; transferred; flowing; heated; transfer; evaporated; removed; initial; period; days; sufficient; water flow; decay heat; heat transfer; reactor core; air flow; containment cooling; containment shell; passive containment; water flowing; gravity flow; core decay; evaporative cooling; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Conway, Lawrence E, and Stewart, William A. Passive containment cooling system. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Conway, Lawrence E, & Stewart, William A. Passive containment cooling system. United States.
Conway, Lawrence E, and Stewart, William A. 1991. "Passive containment cooling system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867990.
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abstractNote = {A containment cooling system utilizes a naturally induced air flow and a gravity flow of water over the containment shell which encloses a reactor core to cool reactor core decay heat in two stages. When core decay heat is greatest, the water and air flow combine to provide adequate evaporative cooling as heat from within the containment is transferred to the water flowing over the same. The water is heated by heat transfer and then evaporated and removed by the air flow. After an initial period of about three to four days when core decay heat is greatest, air flow alone is sufficient to cool the containment.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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