Nozzle seal
Abstract
In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, having an internal hoop from which the heated coolant emerges from the reactor core and passes through to the reactor outlet nozzles, is provided with annular sealing members operatively disposed between the outlet nozzle and the hoop and partly within a retaining annulus formed in the hoop. The sealing members are biased against the pressure vessel and the hoop and one of the sealing members is provided with a piston type pressure ring sealing member which effectively closes the path between the inlet and outlet coolants in the region about the outlet nozzle establishing a leak-proof condition. Furthermore, the flexible responsiveness of the seal assures that the seal will not structurally couple the hoop to the pressure vessel.
- Inventors:
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- Canal Fulton, OH
- Akron, OH
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863130
- Patent Number(s):
- 4100019
- Application Number:
- 05/591,255
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nozzle; seal; illustrative; embodiment; nuclear; reactor; pressure; vessel; internal; hoop; heated; coolant; emerges; core; passes; outlet; nozzles; provided; annular; sealing; operatively; disposed; partly; retaining; annulus; formed; biased; piston; type; effectively; closes; path; inlet; coolants; region; establishing; leak-proof; condition; furthermore; flexible; responsiveness; assures; structurally; couple; heated coolant; annular sealing; reactor pressure; pressure vessel; nuclear reactor; reactor core; outlet nozzle; reactor outlet; annular seal; outlet nozzles; operatively disposed; outlet coolant; nozzle seal; internal hoop; illustrative embodiment; type pressure; coolant emerges; /376/137/976/
Citation Formats
Groff, Russell Dennis, and Vatovec, Richard John. Nozzle seal. United States: N. p., 1978.
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Groff, Russell Dennis, & Vatovec, Richard John. Nozzle seal. United States.
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"Nozzle seal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863130.
@article{osti_863130,
title = {Nozzle seal},
author = {Groff, Russell Dennis and Vatovec, Richard John},
abstractNote = {In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, having an internal hoop from which the heated coolant emerges from the reactor core and passes through to the reactor outlet nozzles, is provided with annular sealing members operatively disposed between the outlet nozzle and the hoop and partly within a retaining annulus formed in the hoop. The sealing members are biased against the pressure vessel and the hoop and one of the sealing members is provided with a piston type pressure ring sealing member which effectively closes the path between the inlet and outlet coolants in the region about the outlet nozzle establishing a leak-proof condition. Furthermore, the flexible responsiveness of the seal assures that the seal will not structurally couple the hoop to the pressure vessel.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Sun Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
}