US4357209A
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Nuclear divisional reactor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-01-14
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2000-01-14
Abstract
Abstract A nuclear divisional reactor including a reactor core having side and top walls, a heat exchanger substantially surrounding the core, the heat exchanger including a plurality of separate fluid holding and circulating chambers each in contact with a portion of the core, control rod means associated with the core and external of the heat exchanger including control rods and means for moving said control rods, each of the chambers having separate means for delivering and removing fluid therefrom, separate means associated with each of the delivering and removing means for producing useable energy external of the chambers, each of the means for producing useable energy having separate variable capacity energy outputs thereby making available a plurality of individual sources of useable energy of varying degrees.
Inventors
- 👤 John L. Rugh II, deceased
- 👤 administratrix Ailsa P. Rugh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:17
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/32; G21D; G21D9/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A nuclear divisional reactor including: (a) a reactor core having side and top walls (b) a closed nuclear reactor coolant circulating system for said reactor core and forming a part of said reactor core (c) a heat exchanger substantially surrounding said core (d) said heat exchanger including a plurality of separate fluid holding and circulating chambers each in contact with a portion of said core (e) said closed nuclear reactor coolant circulating system for said reactor core being separate and independent from said plurality of separate fluid holding and circulating chambers of said heat exchanger surrounding said core (f) control rod means associated with said core and external of said heat exchanger including control rods and means for moving said control rods (g) each of said chambers having separate means for delivering and removing fluid therefrom (h) separate means associated with each of said delivering and removing means for producing usable energy external of said chambers (i) each of said means for producing usable energy having variable capacity energy output (j) thereby making available a plurality of individual sources of usable energy of varying degrees.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A nuclear divisional reactor including: (a) a reactor core having side and top walls (b) a closed nuclear reactor coolant circulating system for said reactor core and forming a part of said reactor core (c) a heat exchanger substantially surrounding said core (d) said heat exchanger including a plurality of separate fluid holding and circulating chambers each in contact with a portion of said core (e) said closed nuclear reactor coolant circulating system for said reactor core being separate and independent from said plurality of separate fluid holding and circulating chambers of said heat exchanger surrounding said core (f) control rod means associated with said core and external of said heat exchanger including control rods and means for moving said control rods (g) each of said chambers having separate means for delivering and removing fluid therefrom (h) separate means associated with each of said delivering and removing means for producing usable energy external of said chambers (i) each of said means for producing usable energy having variable capacity energy output (j) thereby making available a plurality of individual sources of usable energy of varying degrees.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) said reactor core includes a base, and (b) said closed nuclear reactor coolant circulating system for said reactor core includes means at said reactor core base only for delivering and removing reactor coolant from said reactor core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) each of said plurality of holding and circulating chambers extend outwardly from said core a distance at least approximately the width of said core.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) each of said plurality of holding and circulating chambers contact a portion of said side and top walls.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) each of said plurality of holding and circulating chambers contact a porton of said side walls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) at least one of said plurality of holding and circulating chambers contact a portion of said side walls.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) least one of said plurality of holding and circulating chambers contacts a portion of said top and side walls.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) said holding and circulating chambers including different heat transfer compositions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 8 and wherein: (a) one of said chambers includes H 2 O and the other of said chambers another fluid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 8 and (a) one of said chambers includes an organic fluid composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 8 and wherein: (a) one of said chambers includes an inorganic fluid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) each of said means for producing useable energy includes a heat exchanger.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) each of said means for producing useable energy includes a turbine.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 12 and wherein: (a) each of said heat exchangers includes variable capacity energy control means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 13 and wherein: (a) each of said turbines includes variable capacity energy control means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) said core includes a bottom opening.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 16 and wherein: (a) said control rod means is associated with said bottom opening.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and including: (a) means for cooling said core.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A nuclear divisional reactor as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) said plurality of chambers includes four equal chambers radiating from about the central axis of said core.
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