GAS COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORS
Abstract
A gas-cooled nuclear reactor consisting of a graphite reacting core and reflector structure supported in a containing vessel is described. A gas sealing means is included for sealing between the walls of the graphite structure and containing vessel to prevent the gas coolant by-passing the reacting core. The reacting core is a multi-sided right prismatic structure having a pair of parallel slots around its periphery. The containing vessel is cylindrical and has a rib on its internal surface which supports two continuous ring shaped flexible web members with their radially innermost ends in sealing engagement within the radially outermost portion of the slots. The core structure is supported on ball bearings. This design permits thermal expansion of the core stracture and vessel while maintainirg a peripheral seal between the tvo elements.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4310576
- Patent Number(s):
- 2838451
- Assignee:
- U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014463
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; BEARINGS; CONFIGURATION; EXPANSION; GAS COOLANT; GRAPHITE MODERATOR; PATENT; REACTOR CORE; REACTORS; REFLECTORS; SEALS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE; VESSELS
Citation Formats
Long, E, and Rodwell, W. GAS COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORS. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Long, E, & Rodwell, W. GAS COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORS. United States.
Long, E, and Rodwell, W. Tue .
"GAS COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORS". United States.
@article{osti_4310576,
title = {GAS COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORS},
author = {Long, E and Rodwell, W},
abstractNote = {A gas-cooled nuclear reactor consisting of a graphite reacting core and reflector structure supported in a containing vessel is described. A gas sealing means is included for sealing between the walls of the graphite structure and containing vessel to prevent the gas coolant by-passing the reacting core. The reacting core is a multi-sided right prismatic structure having a pair of parallel slots around its periphery. The containing vessel is cylindrical and has a rib on its internal surface which supports two continuous ring shaped flexible web members with their radially innermost ends in sealing engagement within the radially outermost portion of the slots. The core structure is supported on ball bearings. This design permits thermal expansion of the core stracture and vessel while maintainirg a peripheral seal between the tvo elements.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {6}
}