Flow duct for nuclear reactors

Straalsund, Jerry L

Title: Flow duct for nuclear reactors

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Improved liquid sodium flow ducts for nuclear reactors are described wherein the improvement comprises varying the wall thickness of each of the walls of a polygonal tubular duct structure so that each of the walls is of reduced cross-section along the longitudinal center line and of a greater cross-section along wall junctions with the other walls to form the polygonal tubular configuration.

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Straalsund, Jerry L ^[1]

Richland, WA

Issue Date:: 1978-01-01

Research Org.:: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863084

Patent Number(s):: 4089743

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

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

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C3/324 - Coats or envelopes for the bundles

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DOE Contract Number:: AT(45-1-)2170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: flow; duct; nuclear; reactors; improved; liquid; sodium; ducts; described; improvement; comprises; varying; wall; thickness; walls; polygonal; tubular; structure; reduced; cross-section; longitudinal; center; line; junctions; form; configuration; center line; wall thickness; nuclear reactors; nuclear reactor; liquid sodium; improvement comprises; improved liquid; sodium flow; flow duct; /376/976/

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  abstractNote = {Improved liquid sodium flow ducts for nuclear reactors are described wherein the improvement comprises varying the wall thickness of each of the walls of a polygonal tubular duct structure so that each of the walls is of reduced cross-section along the longitudinal center line and of a greater cross-section along wall junctions with the other walls to form the polygonal tubular configuration.},

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