GB1115354A - Improvements in nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in nuclear reactors

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GB1115354A
GB1115354A GB34165/65A GB3416565A GB1115354A GB 1115354 A GB1115354 A GB 1115354A GB 34165/65 A GB34165/65 A GB 34165/65A GB 3416565 A GB3416565 A GB 3416565A GB 1115354 A GB1115354 A GB 1115354A
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steam
core
temperature
water
exchanger
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Babcock International Ltd
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Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/32—Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

Abstract

1,115,354. Cooling reactors. BABCOCK & WILCOX Ltd. 10 Aug., 1965 [11 Aug., 1964], No. 34165/65. Heading G6C. In a nuclear reactor, the core is mounted with steam generating and superheating heat exchangers within the pressure vessel. Water is pumped through the core outer zone and through the steam generating exchanger and is pressurized to prevent boiling. Steam from above the free water surface 'is pumped independently through the core centre where it is superheated. The superheated steam is circulated through the superheating heat exchanger where it raises the temperature of the steam produced in the steam generating exchanger. The superheater, being mounted in the steam atmosphere above the free water level, raises the temperature of the steam, there, by heat conduction through its outer surface, and therefore also the steam pressure above the boiling pressure at that temperature, so pressurizing the coolant water. The degree of superheat is adjusted by varying the circulation rates of steam and water. The core centre, being steam cooled, may be operated as a fast breeder reactor.
GB34165/65A 1964-08-11 1965-08-10 Improvements in nuclear reactors Expired GB1115354A (en)

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DED45161A DE1232280B (en) 1964-08-11 1964-08-11 Nuclear reactor

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2218255A (en) * 1988-05-03 1989-11-08 Rolls Royce & Ass High power fast reactor
EP2771887A4 (en) * 2011-10-26 2015-10-14 Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy Inc Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US9394908B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-07-19 Bwxt Nuclear Energy, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control

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DE1051425B (en) * 1958-03-07 1959-02-26 Siemens Ag Pressurized water reactor system with overheating of the working medium

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2218255A (en) * 1988-05-03 1989-11-08 Rolls Royce & Ass High power fast reactor
US9394908B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-07-19 Bwxt Nuclear Energy, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US10047749B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2018-08-14 Bwxt Mpower, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
EP2771887A4 (en) * 2011-10-26 2015-10-14 Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy Inc Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US9336908B2 (en) 2011-10-26 2016-05-10 Bwxt Nuclear Energy, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US10020077B2 (en) 2011-10-26 2018-07-10 Bwxt Mpower, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US10892061B2 (en) 2011-10-26 2021-01-12 Bwxt Mpower, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control
US11837370B2 (en) 2011-10-26 2023-12-05 Bwxt Mpower, Inc. Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control

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