Dual-phase reactor plant with partitioned isolation condenser
Abstract
A nuclear energy plant housing a boiling-water reactor utilizes an isolation condenser in which a single chamber is partitioned into a distributor plenum and a collector plenum. Steam accumulates in the distributor plenum and is conveyed to the collector plenum through an annular manifold that includes tubes extending through a condenser pool. The tubes provide for a transfer of heat from the steam, forming a condensate. The chamber has a disk-shaped base, a cylindrical sidewall, and a semispherical top. This geometry results in a compact design that exhibits significant performance and cost advantages over prior designs.
- Inventors:
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- Cupertino, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868460
- Patent Number(s):
- 5145639
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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:
- AC03-90SF18494
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- dual-phase; reactor; plant; partitioned; isolation; condenser; nuclear; energy; housing; boiling-water; utilizes; single; chamber; distributor; plenum; collector; steam; accumulates; conveyed; annular; manifold; tubes; extending; pool; provide; transfer; heat; forming; condensate; disk-shaped; base; cylindrical; sidewall; semispherical; top; geometry; results; compact; design; exhibits; significant; performance; cost; advantages; prior; designs; isolation condenser; single chamber; tubes extend; tubes extending; water reactor; reactor plant; boiling-water reactor; compact design; nuclear energy; tubes provide; condenser pool; /376/165/
Citation Formats
Hui, Marvin M. Dual-phase reactor plant with partitioned isolation condenser. United States: N. p., 1992.
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Hui, Marvin M. Dual-phase reactor plant with partitioned isolation condenser. United States.
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"Dual-phase reactor plant with partitioned isolation condenser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868460.
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title = {Dual-phase reactor plant with partitioned isolation condenser},
author = {Hui, Marvin M},
abstractNote = {A nuclear energy plant housing a boiling-water reactor utilizes an isolation condenser in which a single chamber is partitioned into a distributor plenum and a collector plenum. Steam accumulates in the distributor plenum and is conveyed to the collector plenum through an annular manifold that includes tubes extending through a condenser pool. The tubes provide for a transfer of heat from the steam, forming a condensate. The chamber has a disk-shaped base, a cylindrical sidewall, and a semispherical top. This geometry results in a compact design that exhibits significant performance and cost advantages over prior designs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {1}
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