US3357892A
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Gas cooled nuclear reactor
Assignee: Gesellschaft fuer Kernforschung mbH
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Filing: 1965-04-23
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1985-04-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Schmidt Gerhard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:02
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/32; G21C1/326; G21C15/00; G21C15/02; G21C15/12; G21C15/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A GAS-COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL; A REACTOR CORE ARRANGED WITHIN SAID VESSEL SPACED FROM THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF; A HEAT SHIELD ARRANGED ALSO WITHIN SAID HIGHPRESSURE VESSEL AT LEAST BETWEEN SAID CORE AND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL SPACED FROM THE LATTER AND THUS FORMING AN ANNULAR COOLING SPACE BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE VESSEL; A GAS-COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS HAVING AN INTAKE SIDE AND AN OUTPUT SIDE; PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE OUTPUT SIDE OF SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS AND TERMINATING AT THE OTHER END IN SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL INSIDE OF SAID HEAT SHIELD FOR GUIDING GAS COOLANT INTO THE SAME FOR COOLING OF SAID REACTOR CORE; A HEAT EXCHANGER; EXHAUST CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER FOR GUIDING THE COOLANT MEDIUM HEATED IN SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING THEREOF; RETURN CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND AT THE OTHER END TO SAID INTAKE SIDE OF SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS FOR GUIDING THE COOLANT BACK TO SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS; AND ADDITIONAL CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID RETURN CONDUIT MEANS CARRYING THE GAS COOLANT COOLED IN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A GAS-COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL; A REACTOR CORE ARRANGED WITHIN SAID VESSEL SPACED FROM THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF; A HEAT SHIELD ARRANGED ALSO WITHIN SAID HIGHPRESSURE VESSEL AT LEAST BETWEEN SAID CORE AND THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL SPACED FROM THE LATTER AND THUS FORMING AN ANNULAR COOLING SPACE BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE INNER SURFACE OF THE VESSEL; A GAS-COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS HAVING AN INTAKE SIDE AND AN OUTPUT SIDE; PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE OUTPUT SIDE OF SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS AND TERMINATING AT THE OTHER END IN SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL INSIDE OF SAID HEAT SHIELD FOR GUIDING GAS COOLANT INTO THE SAME FOR COOLING OF SAID REACTOR CORE; A HEAT EXCHANGER; EXHAUST CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER FOR GUIDING THE COOLANT MEDIUM HEATED IN SAID HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING THEREOF; RETURN CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID HEAT EXCHANGER AND AT THE OTHER END TO SAID INTAKE SIDE OF SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS FOR GUIDING THE COOLANT BACK TO SAID COOLANT CIRCULATING MEANS; AND ADDITIONAL CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID RETURN CONDUIT MEANS CARRYING THE GAS COOLANT COOLED IN
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-12-11 | 1971-06-12 | 1971-12-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-11 | 1975-06-12 | 1975-12-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-11 | 1979-06-12 | 1979-12-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |