Pipe connector
Abstract
A safety test facility for testing sodium-cooled nuclear reactor components includes a reactor vessel and a heat exchanger submerged in sodium in the tank. The reactor vessel and heat exchanger are connected by an expansion/deflection pipe coupling comprising a pair of coaxially and slidably engaged tubular elements having radially enlarged opposed end portions of which at least a part is of spherical contour adapted to engage conical sockets in the ends of pipes leading out of the reactor vessel and in to the heat exchanger. A spring surrounding the pipe coupling urges the end portions apart and into engagement with the spherical sockets. Since the pipe coupling is submerged in liquid a limited amount of leakage of sodium from the pipe can be tolerated.
- Inventors:
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- Evergreen Park, IL
- Brookfield, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863067
- Patent Number(s):
- 4087323
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16L - PIPES
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
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pipe; connector; safety; facility; testing; sodium-cooled; nuclear; reactor; components; vessel; heat; exchanger; submerged; sodium; tank; connected; expansion; deflection; coupling; comprising; pair; coaxially; slidably; engaged; tubular; elements; radially; enlarged; opposed; portions; spherical; contour; adapted; engage; conical; sockets; pipes; leading; spring; surrounding; urges; apart; engagement; liquid; limited; amount; leakage; tolerated; reactor vessel; heat exchange; nuclear reactor; heat exchanger; cooled nuclear; reactor components; slidably engage; reactor component; slidably engaged; sodium-cooled nuclear; spherical sockets; pipes leading; pipe connector; /376/285/976/
Citation Formats
Sullivan, Thomas E, and Pardini, John A. Pipe connector. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Sullivan, Thomas E, & Pardini, John A. Pipe connector. United States.
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"Pipe connector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863067.
@article{osti_863067,
title = {Pipe connector},
author = {Sullivan, Thomas E and Pardini, John A},
abstractNote = {A safety test facility for testing sodium-cooled nuclear reactor components includes a reactor vessel and a heat exchanger submerged in sodium in the tank. The reactor vessel and heat exchanger are connected by an expansion/deflection pipe coupling comprising a pair of coaxially and slidably engaged tubular elements having radially enlarged opposed end portions of which at least a part is of spherical contour adapted to engage conical sockets in the ends of pipes leading out of the reactor vessel and in to the heat exchanger. A spring surrounding the pipe coupling urges the end portions apart and into engagement with the spherical sockets. Since the pipe coupling is submerged in liquid a limited amount of leakage of sodium from the pipe can be tolerated.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
}