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Steam generator for a liquid metal-cooled reactor

US4589375A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 6, 1984
Grant dateMay 20, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF22B1/063
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A steam generator for transferring the heat carried by a liquid metal to a water - steam circuit. It comprises a drainage tank directly suspended at the lower end of the envelope. A drainage tube connected to the bottom of the envelope is disposed within the tank and carries a burster disk at its end. This disk is placed behind a detachable observation window, fixed to the drainage tank and permitting the replacement thereof.

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