MERCHANT MARINE SHIP REACTOR
Abstract
A nuclear reactor is described for use in a merchant marine ship. The reactor is of pressurized light water cooled and moderated design in which three passes of the water through the core in successive regions of low, intermediate, and high heat generation and downflow in a fuel region are made. The foregoing design makes a compact reactor construction with extended core life. The core has an egg-crate lattice containing the fuel elements confined between a lower flow baffle and upper grid plate, with the latter serving also as part of a turn- around manifold from which the entire coolant is distributed into the outer fuel elements for the second pass through the core. The inner fuel elements are cooled in the third pass.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4030720
- Patent Number(s):
- 2982713
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-017858
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BURNUP; CONFIGURATION; COOLING; FINS; FUEL ELEMENTS; INJECTION; LIQUID FLOW; MACHINE PARTS; PIPES; PLANNING; PROPULSION; REACTOR CORE; REACTORS; SHIPS; TUBES; WATER COOLANT; WATER MODERATOR; ZONES
Citation Formats
Mumm, J F, North, Jr, D C, Rock, H R, and Geston, D K. MERCHANT MARINE SHIP REACTOR. United States: N. p., 1961.
Web.
Mumm, J F, North, Jr, D C, Rock, H R, & Geston, D K. MERCHANT MARINE SHIP REACTOR. United States.
Mumm, J F, North, Jr, D C, Rock, H R, and Geston, D K. Mon .
"MERCHANT MARINE SHIP REACTOR". United States.
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title = {MERCHANT MARINE SHIP REACTOR},
author = {Mumm, J F and North, Jr, D C and Rock, H R and Geston, D K},
abstractNote = {A nuclear reactor is described for use in a merchant marine ship. The reactor is of pressurized light water cooled and moderated design in which three passes of the water through the core in successive regions of low, intermediate, and high heat generation and downflow in a fuel region are made. The foregoing design makes a compact reactor construction with extended core life. The core has an egg-crate lattice containing the fuel elements confined between a lower flow baffle and upper grid plate, with the latter serving also as part of a turn- around manifold from which the entire coolant is distributed into the outer fuel elements for the second pass through the core. The inner fuel elements are cooled in the third pass.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1961},
month = {5}
}
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