Plenum type crystal growth process
Abstract
Crystals are grown in a tank which is divided by a baffle into a crystal growth region above the baffle and a plenum region below the baffle. A turbine blade or stirring wheel is positioned in a turbine tube which extends through the baffle to generate a flow of solution from the crystal growing region to the plenum region. The solution is pressurized as it flows into the plenum region. The pressurized solution flows back to the crystal growing region through return flow tubes extending through the baffle. Growing crystals are positioned near the ends of the return flow tubes to receive a direct flow of solution.
- Inventors:
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- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868357
- Patent Number(s):
- 5123997
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- plenum; type; crystal; growth; process; crystals; grown; tank; divided; baffle; region; below; turbine; blade; stirring; wheel; positioned; tube; extends; generate; flow; solution; growing; pressurized; flows; return; tubes; extending; near; receive; direct; flow tube; growth process; tubes extend; tubes extending; turbine blade; crystal growth; positioned near; region below; type crystal; crystal growing; direct flow; growing crystal; /117/23/
Citation Formats
Montgomery, Kenneth E. Plenum type crystal growth process. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Montgomery, Kenneth E. Plenum type crystal growth process. United States.
Montgomery, Kenneth E. Wed .
"Plenum type crystal growth process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868357.
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title = {Plenum type crystal growth process},
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abstractNote = {Crystals are grown in a tank which is divided by a baffle into a crystal growth region above the baffle and a plenum region below the baffle. A turbine blade or stirring wheel is positioned in a turbine tube which extends through the baffle to generate a flow of solution from the crystal growing region to the plenum region. The solution is pressurized as it flows into the plenum region. The pressurized solution flows back to the crystal growing region through return flow tubes extending through the baffle. Growing crystals are positioned near the ends of the return flow tubes to receive a direct flow of solution.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {1}
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