Circulating pumps of a liquid metal, generally sodium, ensuring the cooling of the core of a fast neutron reactor
US4219385A · kind A · utility
9Cited by
6References
2Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1978 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04D7/065
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A circulating pump, particularly for the liquid cooling metal of the core of a fast neutron reactor, comprising a non-removable assembly permanently disposed in the vessel containing the liquid metal, constituted by a suction channel, a diffuser and at least one delivery pipe, wherein the non-removable assembly is suspended on a supporting structure which is immobilized relative to the core.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.