Device for the thermal protection of an internal structure of a liquid metal cooled fast reactor
US4298431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The fast reactor structure to be protected comprises a wall and a parallel cylindrical shell having a free top edge which forms an overflow sill. A diverted flow of liquid metal withdrawn from a principal volume is circulated upwards through a vertical space formed between the wall and the shell. The shell surface which is remote from the space is provided with a packing of heat-insulating elements so that the overflowing sheet of liquid metal which falls on the downstream side of the overflow sill passes through the packing before returning into the principal volume of liquid metal.
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