Packed fluidized bed blanket for fusion reactor
Abstract
A packed fluidized bed blanket for a fusion reactor providing for efficient radiation absorption for energy recovery, efficient neutron absorption for nuclear transformations, ease of blanket removal, processing and replacement, and on-line fueling/refueling. The blanket of the reactor contains a bed of stationary particles during reactor operation, cooled by a radial flow of coolant. During fueling/refueling, an axial flow is introduced into the bed in stages at various axial locations to fluidize the bed. When desired, the fluidization flow can be used to remove particles from the blanket.
- Inventors:
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- Mt. Lebanon, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864866
- Patent Number(s):
- 4430291
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-02-4544
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- packed; fluidized; bed; blanket; fusion; reactor; providing; efficient; radiation; absorption; energy; recovery; neutron; nuclear; transformations; ease; removal; processing; replacement; on-line; fueling; refueling; contains; stationary; particles; operation; cooled; radial; flow; coolant; axial; introduced; stages; various; locations; fluidize; desired; fluidization; remove; radiation absorption; fluidized bed; fusion reactor; energy recovery; radial flow; axial flow; reactor operation; neutron absorption; reactor providing; axial location; reactor contains; packed fluidized; bed blanket; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Chi, John W. H. Packed fluidized bed blanket for fusion reactor. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Chi, John W. H. Packed fluidized bed blanket for fusion reactor. United States.
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"Packed fluidized bed blanket for fusion reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864866.
@article{osti_864866,
title = {Packed fluidized bed blanket for fusion reactor},
author = {Chi, John W. H.},
abstractNote = {A packed fluidized bed blanket for a fusion reactor providing for efficient radiation absorption for energy recovery, efficient neutron absorption for nuclear transformations, ease of blanket removal, processing and replacement, and on-line fueling/refueling. The blanket of the reactor contains a bed of stationary particles during reactor operation, cooled by a radial flow of coolant. During fueling/refueling, an axial flow is introduced into the bed in stages at various axial locations to fluidize the bed. When desired, the fluidization flow can be used to remove particles from the blanket.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}
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