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Title: Evacuate and backfill apparatus and method

Abstract

An apparatus and method for treatment of hollow articles by evacuating existing gas or gases therefrom and purging or backfilling the articles with a second gas such as helium. The apparatus includes a sealed enclosure having an article storage drum mounted therein. A multiplicity of such articles are fed singly into the enclosure and loaded into radial slots formed in the drum. The enclosure is successively evacuated and purged with helium to replace the existing gas in the articles with helium. The purged articles are then discharged singly from the drum and transported out of the enclosure.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Richland, WA
  2. Seattle, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
OSTI Identifier:
865701
Patent Number(s):
4558982
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Secretary of (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
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76FF02170
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
evacuate; backfill; apparatus; method; treatment; hollow; articles; evacuating; existing; gas; gases; therefrom; purging; backfilling; helium; sealed; enclosure; article; storage; drum; mounted; therein; multiplicity; fed; singly; loaded; radial; slots; formed; successively; evacuated; purged; replace; discharged; transported; radial slots; mounted therein; sealed enclosure; slots formed; gases therefrom; hollow articles; slots form; /414/53/376/976/

Citation Formats

Oakley, David J, and Groves, Oliver J. Evacuate and backfill apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Oakley, David J, & Groves, Oliver J. Evacuate and backfill apparatus and method. United States.
Oakley, David J, and Groves, Oliver J. Tue . "Evacuate and backfill apparatus and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865701.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus and method for treatment of hollow articles by evacuating existing gas or gases therefrom and purging or backfilling the articles with a second gas such as helium. The apparatus includes a sealed enclosure having an article storage drum mounted therein. A multiplicity of such articles are fed singly into the enclosure and loaded into radial slots formed in the drum. The enclosure is successively evacuated and purged with helium to replace the existing gas in the articles with helium. The purged articles are then discharged singly from the drum and transported out of the enclosure.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
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