BOILING REACTORS
Abstract
A boiling reactor having a reactivity which is reduced by an increase in the volume of vaporized coolant therein is described. In this system unvaporized liquid coolant is extracted from the reactor, heat is extracted therefrom, and it is returned to the reactor as sub-cooled liquid coolant. This reduces a portion of the coolant which includes vaporized coolant within the core assembly thereby enhancing the power output of the assembly and rendering the reactor substantially self-regulating. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4785558
- Patent Number(s):
- 3029197
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-014268
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BOILING; CONFIGURATION; COOLANT LOOPS; EVAPORATION; EXPANSION; FUEL CANS; GAS COOLANT; HEAT TRANSFER; LEAD; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID METAL COOLANT; METALS; NEUTRON FLUX; NUMERICALS; PATENT; PLANNING; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTIVITY; REACTOR CORE; SPACERS; STABILITY; STEAM; TRANSIENTS; TUBES; URANIUM DIOXIDE; VAPORS; VARIATIONS; VOLUME; WATER COOLANT
Citation Formats
Untermyer, S. BOILING REACTORS. United States: N. p., 1962.
Web.
Untermyer, S. BOILING REACTORS. United States.
Untermyer, S. Tue .
"BOILING REACTORS". United States.
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title = {BOILING REACTORS},
author = {Untermyer, S},
abstractNote = {A boiling reactor having a reactivity which is reduced by an increase in the volume of vaporized coolant therein is described. In this system unvaporized liquid coolant is extracted from the reactor, heat is extracted therefrom, and it is returned to the reactor as sub-cooled liquid coolant. This reduces a portion of the coolant which includes vaporized coolant within the core assembly thereby enhancing the power output of the assembly and rendering the reactor substantially self-regulating. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1962},
month = {4}
}
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