Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant

Yunker, Wayne H; Christiansen, David W

Title: Method of and apparatus for removing silicon from a high temperature sodium coolant

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A method of and system for removing silicon from a high temperature liquid sodium coolant system for a nuclear reactor. The sodium is cooled to a temperature below the silicon saturation temperature and retained at such reduced temperature while inducing high turbulence into the sodium flow for promoting precipitation of silicon compounds and ultimate separation of silicon compound particles from the liquid sodium.

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Yunker, Wayne H ^[1]; Christiansen, David W ^[2]

Richland, WA
Kennewick, WA

Issue Date:: 1987-01-01

Research Org.:: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 875196

Patent Number(s):: H262

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

DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-14-2170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; apparatus; removing; silicon; temperature; sodium; coolant; liquid; nuclear; reactor; cooled; below; saturation; retained; reduced; inducing; turbulence; flow; promoting; precipitation; compounds; ultimate; separation; compound; particles; sodium coolant; silicon compound; saturation temperature; temperature below; nuclear reactor; liquid sodium; reduced temperature; removing silicon; temperature sodium; temperature liquid; sodium flow; /75/23/165/266/422/423/

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