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Internal steam separation, pumping and flow path in boiling water reactors
Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1964-12-30
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1984-12-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred M Stern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:01
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C15/00; G21C15/24; G21C15/243; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/08; G21C15/16; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A BOILING WATER REACTOR ORGANIZATION COMPRISING: A REACTOR CORE; MEANS FOR PASSING WATER THROUGH THE CORE AND EVAPORATING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WATER; A ROTATABLY MOUNTED STEAM WATER SEPARATOR HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUCH THAT FLUID DISCHARGING THERETHROUGH IS CENTRIFUGALLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RESULTANT TANGENTIAL FORCE BEING EXERTED ON THE SEPARATOR BY THE DISCHARGING FLUID; SAID SEPARATOR MOUNTED SO AS TO RECEIVE THE EFFLUENT FROM THE CORE; MEANS RESISTING THE ROTATION OF THE SEPARATOR WHICH ARE A FUNCTION OF THE RATE OF ROTATION OF THE SEPARATOR, WHEREBY WHEN A HIGH QUANTITY OF EFFLUENT IS PASSING THROUGH THE SEPARATOR IT ROTATES RAPIDLY THEREFORE EFFECTIVELY IMPARTING A RELATIVELY LOW CENTRIFUGAL ACTION TO THE EFFLLUENT, WHILE WHEN A LOW QUANTITY OF EFFLUENT IS PASSING THROUGH THE SEPARATOR IT ROTATES RELATIVELY SLOWLY IMPARTING A HIGH CENTRIFUGAL ACTION TO THE EFFLUENT PASSING THERETHROUGH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A BOILING WATER REACTOR ORGANIZATION COMPRISING: A REACTOR CORE; MEANS FOR PASSING WATER THROUGH THE CORE AND EVAPORATING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WATER; A ROTATABLY MOUNTED STEAM WATER SEPARATOR HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUCH THAT FLUID DISCHARGING THERETHROUGH IS CENTRIFUGALLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RESULTANT TANGENTIAL FORCE BEING EXERTED ON THE SEPARATOR BY THE DISCHARGING FLUID; SAID SEPARATOR MOUNTED SO AS TO RECEIVE THE EFFLUENT FROM THE CORE; MEANS RESISTING THE ROTATION OF THE SEPARATOR WHICH ARE A FUNCTION OF THE RATE OF ROTATION OF THE SEPARATOR, WHEREBY WHEN A HIGH QUANTITY OF EFFLUENT IS PASSING THROUGH THE SEPARATOR IT ROTATES RAPIDLY THEREFORE EFFECTIVELY IMPARTING A RELATIVELY LOW CENTRIFUGAL ACTION TO THE EFFLLUENT, WHILE WHEN A LOW QUANTITY OF EFFLUENT IS PASSING THROUGH THE SEPARATOR IT ROTATES RELATIVELY SLOWLY IMPARTING A HIGH CENTRIFUGAL ACTION TO THE EFFLUENT PASSING THERETHROUGH.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-18 | 1971-03-20 | 1971-09-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-18 | 1975-03-20 | 1975-09-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-18 | 1979-03-20 | 1979-09-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |