TWO-WAY FREEZE VALVE
Abstract
A valve for closing off the flow of radioactive and corrosive gases and liquids or mixtures thereof and forming a leak tight barrier is described. This valve has no mechanical moving parts which would require design to close tolerances and retention of the usual seal tighthess. Instead, there is provided a cavity in which a fusible metal is contained. Heating and cooling are provided to exercise control over the state of the metal. Baffle chambers are utilized to separate the molten fusible metal from the gas or liquid which is being passed through and return the molten metal to its cavity.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4155772
- Patent Number(s):
- 2919710
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16K - VALVES
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015735
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; BARRIERS; CONFIGURATION; CONTROL; COOLING; CORROSION; FLUID FLOW; GASES; HEATING; LEAKS; LIQUID METALS; LIQUIDS; MELTING; METALS; MIXING; PATENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SEALS; SOLIDIFICATION; VALVES
Citation Formats
Lantz, K D, and Clark, P M. TWO-WAY FREEZE VALVE. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Lantz, K D, & Clark, P M. TWO-WAY FREEZE VALVE. United States.
Lantz, K D, and Clark, P M. Fri .
"TWO-WAY FREEZE VALVE". United States.
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title = {TWO-WAY FREEZE VALVE},
author = {Lantz, K D and Clark, P M},
abstractNote = {A valve for closing off the flow of radioactive and corrosive gases and liquids or mixtures thereof and forming a leak tight barrier is described. This valve has no mechanical moving parts which would require design to close tolerances and retention of the usual seal tighthess. Instead, there is provided a cavity in which a fusible metal is contained. Heating and cooling are provided to exercise control over the state of the metal. Baffle chambers are utilized to separate the molten fusible metal from the gas or liquid which is being passed through and return the molten metal to its cavity.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1960},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1960}
}
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