Heat transfer unit for prefabricated vessel

Patent · Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2020

OSTI ID:1771709

Tamburello, David A.; McWilliams, Anthony J.

Vessel assemblies, heat transfer units for prefabricated vessels, and methods for heat transfer prefabricated vessel are provided. A heat transfer unit includes a central rod, and a plurality of peripheral rods surrounding the central rod and connected to the central rod. The plurality of peripheral rods are movable between a first collapsed position and a second bowed position, wherein in the second bowed position a midpoint of each of the plurality of peripheral rods is spaced from the central rod relative to in the first position. The heat transfer unit further includes a heat transfer element connected to one of the plurality of peripheral rods.

• Research Organization: Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-08SR22470
• Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
• Patent Number(s): 10,859,208
• Application Number: 15/994,446
• OSTI ID: 1771709
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 05/31/2018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English