Locating hot and cold-legs in a nuclear powered steam generation system
Abstract
A nuclear reactor steam generator includes a reactor vessel for heating water and a steam generator with a pump casing at the lowest point on the steam generator. A cold-leg pipe extends horizontally between the steam generator and the reactor vessel to return water from the steam generator to the reactor vessel. The bottom of the cold-leg pipe is at a first height above the bottom of the reactor vessel. A hot-leg pipe with one end connected to the steam generator and a second end connected to the reactor vessel has a first pipe region extending downwardly from the steam generator to a location between the steam generator and the reactor vessel at which a bottom of the hot-leg pipe is at a second height above the bottom of the reactor vessel. A second region extends from that location in a horizontal direction at the second height to the point at which the hot-leg pipe connects to the reactor vessel. A pump is attached to the casing at a location below the first and second heights and returns water from the steam generator to the reactor vessel over the cold-leg. The first height is greater than the second height andmore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5312209
- Patent Number(s):
- 5263067
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-903636
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-90SF18495
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 24 Jun 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; PROCESS HEAT REACTORS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; POSITIONING; RHR SYSTEMS; STEAM GENERATION PLANTS; STEAM GENERATORS; BOILERS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; VAPOR GENERATORS; 210900* - Nuclear Power Plants- Process Heat Reactors- (-1987)
Citation Formats
Ekeroth, D E, and Corletti, M M. Locating hot and cold-legs in a nuclear powered steam generation system. United States: N. p., 1993.
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title = {Locating hot and cold-legs in a nuclear powered steam generation system},
author = {Ekeroth, D E and Corletti, M M},
abstractNote = {A nuclear reactor steam generator includes a reactor vessel for heating water and a steam generator with a pump casing at the lowest point on the steam generator. A cold-leg pipe extends horizontally between the steam generator and the reactor vessel to return water from the steam generator to the reactor vessel. The bottom of the cold-leg pipe is at a first height above the bottom of the reactor vessel. A hot-leg pipe with one end connected to the steam generator and a second end connected to the reactor vessel has a first pipe region extending downwardly from the steam generator to a location between the steam generator and the reactor vessel at which a bottom of the hot-leg pipe is at a second height above the bottom of the reactor vessel. A second region extends from that location in a horizontal direction at the second height to the point at which the hot-leg pipe connects to the reactor vessel. A pump is attached to the casing at a location below the first and second heights and returns water from the steam generator to the reactor vessel over the cold-leg. The first height is greater than the second height and the bottom of the steam generator is at a height above the bottom of the reactor vessel that is greater than the first and second heights. A residual heat recovery pump is below the hot-leg and has an inlet line from the hot-leg that slopes down continuously to the pump inlet. 2 figures.},
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