Large panel design for containment air baffle
Abstract
The movable air baffle shield means in accordance with the present invention provides an efficient method of cooling the space surrounding the containment vessel while also providing the capability of being moved away from the containment vessel during inspection. The containment apparatus comprises a generally cylindrical sealed containment vessel for containing at least a portion of a nuclear power generation plant, a disparate shield building surrounding and housing the containment vessel therein and spaced outwardly thereof so as to form an air annulus in the space between the shield building and the containment vessel, a shield baffle means positioned in the air annulus around at least a portion of the sides of the containment vessel providing a coolant path between the baffle means and the containment vessel to permit cooling of the containment vessel by air, the shield baffle means being movable to afford access to the containment vessel.
- Inventors:
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- Pittsburgh, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868583
- Patent Number(s):
- 5169596
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 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:
- AC03-90SF18495
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- panel; design; containment; air; baffle; movable; shield; means; accordance; provides; efficient; method; cooling; space; surrounding; vessel; providing; capability; moved; inspection; apparatus; comprises; cylindrical; sealed; containing; portion; nuclear; power; generation; plant; disparate; building; housing; therein; spaced; outwardly; form; annulus; positioned; coolant; path; permit; afford; access; efficient method; means positioned; baffle means; nuclear power; apparatus comprises; containment vessel; power generation; movable air; spaced outwardly; vessel providing; apparatus comprise; sealed containment; shield means; space surrounding; generation plant; air baffle; /376/
Citation Formats
Orr, Richard S. Large panel design for containment air baffle. United States: N. p., 1992.
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Orr, Richard S. Large panel design for containment air baffle. United States.
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"Large panel design for containment air baffle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868583.
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title = {Large panel design for containment air baffle},
author = {Orr, Richard S},
abstractNote = {The movable air baffle shield means in accordance with the present invention provides an efficient method of cooling the space surrounding the containment vessel while also providing the capability of being moved away from the containment vessel during inspection. The containment apparatus comprises a generally cylindrical sealed containment vessel for containing at least a portion of a nuclear power generation plant, a disparate shield building surrounding and housing the containment vessel therein and spaced outwardly thereof so as to form an air annulus in the space between the shield building and the containment vessel, a shield baffle means positioned in the air annulus around at least a portion of the sides of the containment vessel providing a coolant path between the baffle means and the containment vessel to permit cooling of the containment vessel by air, the shield baffle means being movable to afford access to the containment vessel.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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