Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant
Abstract
This patent discloses a method of and system for removing silicon from a high temperature liquid sodium coolant system for a nuclear reactor. The sodium is cooled to a temperature below the silicon saturation temperature and retained at such reduced temperature while inducing high turbulence into the sodium flow for promoting precipitation of silicon compounds and ultimate separation of silicon compound particles from the liquid sodium.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6855183
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84014236
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; COOLANT CLEANUP SYSTEMS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; SILICON; REMOVAL; SODIUM; PURIFICATION; COLD TRAPS; ALKALI METALS; BREEDER REACTORS; CONDENSERS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; METALS; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; SEMIMETALS; TRAPS; VAPOR CONDENSERS; 210500* - Power Reactors, Breeding
Citation Formats
Yunker, W H, and Christiansen, D W. Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Yunker, W H, & Christiansen, D W. Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant. United States.
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"Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant". United States.
@article{osti_6855183,
title = {Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant},
author = {Yunker, W H and Christiansen, D W},
abstractNote = {This patent discloses a method of and system for removing silicon from a high temperature liquid sodium coolant system for a nuclear reactor. The sodium is cooled to a temperature below the silicon saturation temperature and retained at such reduced temperature while inducing high turbulence into the sodium flow for promoting precipitation of silicon compounds and ultimate separation of silicon compound particles from the liquid sodium.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {11}
}
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