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Title: Vapor generator steam drum spray head

Abstract

A typical embodiment of the invention provides a combination feedwater and "cooldown" water spray head that is centrally disposed in the lower portion of a nuclear power plant steam drum. This structure not only discharges the feedwater in the hottest part of the steam drum, but also increases the time required for the feedwater to reach the steam drum shell, thereby further increasing the feedwater temperature before it contacts the shell surface, thus reducing thermal shock to the steam drum structure.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. (Massillon, OH)
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863132
Patent Number(s):
4100888
Application Number:
05/667,053
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F22 - STEAM GENERATION F22B - METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
vapor; generator; steam; drum; spray; head; typical; embodiment; provides; combination; feedwater; cooldown; water; centrally; disposed; portion; nuclear; power; plant; structure; discharges; hottest; increases; time; required; reach; shell; increasing; temperature; contacts; surface; reducing; thermal; shock; water temperature; centrally disposed; time required; thermal shock; vapor generator; nuclear power; power plant; steam drum; shell surface; water spray; spray head; typical embodiment; /122/

Citation Formats

Fasnacht, Jr., Floyd A. Vapor generator steam drum spray head. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Fasnacht, Jr., Floyd A. Vapor generator steam drum spray head. United States.
Fasnacht, Jr., Floyd A. Tue . "Vapor generator steam drum spray head". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863132.
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title = {Vapor generator steam drum spray head},
author = {Fasnacht, Jr., Floyd A.},
abstractNote = {A typical embodiment of the invention provides a combination feedwater and "cooldown" water spray head that is centrally disposed in the lower portion of a nuclear power plant steam drum. This structure not only discharges the feedwater in the hottest part of the steam drum, but also increases the time required for the feedwater to reach the steam drum shell, thereby further increasing the feedwater temperature before it contacts the shell surface, thus reducing thermal shock to the steam drum structure.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Tue Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
}