Heat exchanger with intermediate evaporating and condensing fluid

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863007

Fraas, Arthur P ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

A shell and tube-type heat exchanger, such as a liquid sodium-operated steam generator for use in nuclear reactors, comprises a shell containing a primary fluid tube bundle, a secondary fluid tube bundle at higher elevation, and an intermediate fluid vaporizing at the surface of the primary fluid tubes and condensing at the surface of the secondary fluid tubes.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4072183
• OSTI ID: 863007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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exchanger
intermediate
evaporating
condensing
fluid
shell
tube-type
liquid
sodium-operated
steam
generator
nuclear
reactors
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containing
primary
tube
bundle
secondary
elevation
vaporizing
surface
tubes
primary fluid
secondary fluid
nuclear reactors
steam generator
heat exchange
nuclear reactor
heat exchanger
liquid sodium
tube bundle
shell containing
type heat
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