BOILING SLURRY REACTOR AND METHOD FO CONTROL
Abstract
The control of a boiling slurry nuclear reactor is described. The reactor consists of a vertical tube having an enlarged portion, a steam drum at the top of the vertical tube, and at least one downcomer connecting the steam drum and the bottom of the vertical tube, the reactor being filled with a slurry of fissionabie material in water of such concentration that the enlarged portion of the vertical tube contains a critical mass. The slurry boils in the vertical tube and circulates upwardly therein and downwardly in the downcomer. To control the reactor by controlling the circulation of the slurry, a gas is introduced into the downcomer. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4712978
- Patent Number(s):
- 3088895
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-022839
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BOILING; CONFIGURATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRITICALITY; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; FUEL SLURRIES; GAS FLOW; MASS; REACTORS; STEAM; TUBES; WATER
Citation Formats
Petrick, M, and Marchaterre, J F. BOILING SLURRY REACTOR AND METHOD FO CONTROL. United States: N. p., 1963.
Web.
Petrick, M, & Marchaterre, J F. BOILING SLURRY REACTOR AND METHOD FO CONTROL. United States.
Petrick, M, and Marchaterre, J F. Wed .
"BOILING SLURRY REACTOR AND METHOD FO CONTROL". United States.
@article{osti_4712978,
title = {BOILING SLURRY REACTOR AND METHOD FO CONTROL},
author = {Petrick, M and Marchaterre, J F},
abstractNote = {The control of a boiling slurry nuclear reactor is described. The reactor consists of a vertical tube having an enlarged portion, a steam drum at the top of the vertical tube, and at least one downcomer connecting the steam drum and the bottom of the vertical tube, the reactor being filled with a slurry of fissionabie material in water of such concentration that the enlarged portion of the vertical tube contains a critical mass. The slurry boils in the vertical tube and circulates upwardly therein and downwardly in the downcomer. To control the reactor by controlling the circulation of the slurry, a gas is introduced into the downcomer. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1963},
month = {5}
}
Search for the full text at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Note: You will be redirected to the USPTO site, which may require a pop-up blocker to be deactivated to view the patent. If so, you will need to manually turn off your browser's pop-up blocker, typically found within the browser settings. (See DOE Patents FAQs for more information.)
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.