Heat rejection system

Smith, Gregory C; Tokarz, Richard D; Braun, Daniel J

Title: Heat rejection system

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A cooling system for rejecting waste heat consists of a cooling tower incorporating a plurality of coolant tubes provided with cooling fins and each having a plurality of cooling channels therein, means for directing a heat exchange fluid from the power plant through less than the total number of cooling channels to cool the heat exchange fluid under normal ambient temperature conditions, means for directing water through the remaining cooling channels whenever the ambient temperature rises above the temperature at which dry cooling of the heat exchange fluid is sufficient and means for cooling the water.

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Smith, Gregory C ^[1]; Tokarz, Richard D ^[1]; Parry, Jr., Harvey L. ^[2]; Braun, Daniel J ^[1]

Richland, WA
(Richland, WA)

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863490

Patent Number(s):: 4184536

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28B - STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28B - STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
F28B1/02 - using water or other liquid as the cooling medium
F28B1/06 - using air or other gas as the cooling medium
F28B9/06 - with provision for re-cooling the cooling water or other cooling liquid

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
F28D7/0066 - {Multi-circuit heat-exchangers, e.g. integrating different heat exchange sections in the same unit or heat-exchangers for more than two fluids

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
F28F1/04 - polygonal, e.g. rectangular {
F28F1/24 - and extending transversely

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S165/90 - Cooling towers
Y10S261/11 - Cooling towers

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DOE Contract Number:: AC06-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: heat; rejection; cooling; rejecting; waste; consists; tower; incorporating; plurality; coolant; tubes; provided; fins; channels; therein; means; directing; exchange; fluid; power; plant; total; cool; normal; ambient; temperature; conditions; water; remaining; whenever; rises; dry; sufficient; heat rejection; cooling fins; coolant tubes; channels therein; waste heat; temperature conditions; heat exchange; ambient temperature; power plant; exchange fluid; cooling channels; coolant tube; cooling tower; dry cooling; temperature rise; tubes provide; /165/261/

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  abstractNote = {A cooling system for rejecting waste heat consists of a cooling tower incorporating a plurality of coolant tubes provided with cooling fins and each having a plurality of cooling channels therein, means for directing a heat exchange fluid from the power plant through less than the total number of cooling channels to cool the heat exchange fluid under normal ambient temperature conditions, means for directing water through the remaining cooling channels whenever the ambient temperature rises above the temperature at which dry cooling of the heat exchange fluid is sufficient and means for cooling the water.},

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