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US3153618A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cooling system for a nuclear reactor

Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1961-02-28
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1981-02-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Acklin Leo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 06:19
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21D; G21D3/00; G21D3/08; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 247 words
A COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING: FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FORMING A PRIMARY CIRCUIT AND IN CLUDING A NUCLEAR REACTOR, A HEAT CARRIER MEDIUM CIRCULATING IN THE FORM OF STEAM IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND BEING SUPERHEATED IN SAID NUCLEAR REACTOR, SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FORMING A SECONDAR CIRCUIT SEPARATED FROM SAID REACTOR, AN OPERATING MEDIUM IN THE FORM OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH A PORTION OF SAID SECOND CONDIUT MEANS AND IN THE FORM OF STEAM FLOWING THROUGH A SECOND PORTION OF SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND BETWEEN SAID PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM THE SUPERHEATED STEAM IN THE FIRST CONDUIT MEANS TO THE WATER IN THE SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR EVAPORATING THE WATER, A HEAT CONSUMER INTERPOSED IN SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR RECEIVING HEAT FROM THE EVAPORATED WATER, A THIRD CONDUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, A SECOND HEAT CONSUMER INTERPOSED IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT MEANS, A VALVE INTERPOSED IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT MEANS UPSTREAM OF SAID SECOND HEAT CONSUMER FOR TEMPORARILY AFFORDING FLOW OF HEAT CARRIER MEDIUM FROM SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS THROUGH SAID SECOND HEAT CONSUMER INTO SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RADIATION IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS OUTSIDE OF SAID REACTOR AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE FOR CLOSING SAID VALVE UPON INCREASE OF RADIATION IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS OUTSIDE OF SAID REACTOR ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 247 words
A COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING: FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FORMING A PRIMARY CIRCUIT AND IN CLUDING A NUCLEAR REACTOR, A HEAT CARRIER MEDIUM CIRCULATING IN THE FORM OF STEAM IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND BEING SUPERHEATED IN SAID NUCLEAR REACTOR, SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FORMING A SECONDAR CIRCUIT SEPARATED FROM SAID REACTOR, AN OPERATING MEDIUM IN THE FORM OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH A PORTION OF SAID SECOND CONDIUT MEANS AND IN THE FORM OF STEAM FLOWING THROUGH A SECOND PORTION OF SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGE MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND BETWEEN SAID PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM THE SUPERHEATED STEAM IN THE FIRST CONDUIT MEANS TO THE WATER IN THE SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR EVAPORATING THE WATER, A HEAT CONSUMER INTERPOSED IN SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR RECEIVING HEAT FROM THE EVAPORATED WATER, A THIRD CONDUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, A SECOND HEAT CONSUMER INTERPOSED IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT MEANS, A VALVE INTERPOSED IN SAID THIRD CONDUIT MEANS UPSTREAM OF SAID SECOND HEAT CONSUMER FOR TEMPORARILY AFFORDING FLOW OF HEAT CARRIER MEDIUM FROM SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS THROUGH SAID SECOND HEAT CONSUMER INTO SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO RADIATION IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS OUTSIDE OF SAID REACTOR AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE FOR CLOSING SAID VALVE UPON INCREASE OF RADIATION IN SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS OUTSIDE OF SAID REACTOR ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE.

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