GB989963A - Improvements in heat exchangers for liquid metal - Google Patents

Improvements in heat exchangers for liquid metal

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GB989963A
GB989963A GB16405/62A GB1640562A GB989963A GB 989963 A GB989963 A GB 989963A GB 16405/62 A GB16405/62 A GB 16405/62A GB 1640562 A GB1640562 A GB 1640562A GB 989963 A GB989963 A GB 989963A
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liquid metal
space
vessel
annular
risers
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GB16405/62A
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Babcock and Wilcox Co
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/02—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method by exploitation of the heat content of hot heat carriers
    • F22B1/06—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method by exploitation of the heat content of hot heat carriers the heat carrier being molten; Use of molten metal, e.g. zinc, as heat transfer medium
    • F22B1/063—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method by exploitation of the heat content of hot heat carriers the heat carrier being molten; Use of molten metal, e.g. zinc, as heat transfer medium for metal cooled nuclear reactors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/08—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/22—Arrangements for directing heat-exchange media into successive compartments, e.g. arrangements of guide plates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/0054—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for nuclear applications
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S165/00—Heat exchange
    • Y10S165/355—Heat exchange having separate flow passage for two distinct fluids
    • Y10S165/40—Shell enclosed conduit assembly
    • Y10S165/401—Shell enclosed conduit assembly including tube support or shell-side flow director
    • Y10S165/405—Extending in a longitudinal direction
    • Y10S165/407—Extending in a longitudinal direction internal casing or tube sleeve
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S165/00—Heat exchange
    • Y10S165/91—Tube pattern

Abstract

989,963. Forced flow steam boilers. BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. April 30, 1962 [May 3, 1961], No. 16405/62. Heading F4A. A heat exchanger utilizing a liquid metal, e.g. sodium, as the heating fluid comprises an upright cylindrical pressure vessel 11 divided by a tubular baffle 56 into an inner cylindrical space 60 and an outer annular space 62, which communicates at the lower end of the vessel with the space 60, and inlet means for supplying an inert gas to the upper regions of the spaces 60 and 62. As shown, Fig. 1, the baffle 56, of octagonal cross-section, is carried by the removable head 14 of a steam generator, while a larger tubular baffle 58, also of octagonal section, contacts the wall of the pressure vessel 11 to form thermal barrier spaces 64, Fig. 3. Feedwater enters a chamber 26 in the head 14 through an inlet 36, passes down through straight tubes 68, connected in parallel and located within the inner space 60, and then up through risers 70, located in the annular space 62, the water being vaporized and the resulting steam superheated in these risers which are arranged in rows 74 each of which is in the form of a platen of nested serpentine tubes (Fig. 2, not shown). The steam collects in an annular chamber 34 in the head 14 and passes through an outlet 38. To enable an equal flow through each of the pipes, which have different lengths, suitable orifice plates (not shown) may be fitted to the tube inlets in the chamber 26. Access openings 40 and 42 are provided for the chambers 26 and 34 respectively. The liquid metal is introduced through inlets 48 in the walls of the vessel 11 and flows round an annular trough 54, the vertical wall of which forms a weir over which the metal flows on to the risers 70, a uniform annular distribution being thus obtained. An outlet 50 in the base of the vessel is provided for the liquid metal, which latter is maintained to a level 84 so that the lower parts of the tubes containing the water being heated are submerged in liquid metal. Inert gas is supplied to space 60, 62 and 64, by multiple inlets 80A (Fig. 2, not shown), 80B and 80C respectively, to provide a cushion effect in the event of any violent reaction due to mixing of the heat exchange fluids, while relief diaphragm nozzles 82 provide means for relieving any sudden pressure build up.
GB16405/62A 1961-05-03 1962-04-30 Improvements in heat exchangers for liquid metal Expired GB989963A (en)

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US107562A US3187807A (en) 1961-05-03 1961-05-03 Heat exchanger

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE1679658B1 (en) * 1967-07-19 1971-06-03 Dietrich Heider Boiler for domestic water
FR2092665A2 (en) * 1970-06-05 1972-01-28 Babcock Atlantique Sa Steam-generating heat exchanger - having liquid metal as heating medium which may be from nuclear reactor
FR2096970A1 (en) * 1970-07-22 1972-03-03 Babcock Atlantique Sa
FR2128534A1 (en) * 1971-03-03 1972-10-20 Westinghouse Electric Corp
FR2385068A1 (en) * 1977-02-04 1978-10-20 Atomic Energy Authority Uk BEAM OF TUBES HEAT EXCHANGER, ESPECIALLY FOR ENSURING HEAT TRANSMISSION BETWEEN WATER AND A LIQUID METAL, AND ITS CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
US4285393A (en) * 1978-10-26 1981-08-25 Ght, Gesellschaft Fur Hochtemperaturreaktor-Technik Mbh Heat exchanger for high-temperature gases
FR2509841A1 (en) * 1981-07-17 1983-01-21 Creusot Loire IMPROVEMENT ON SODIUM-WATER STEAM GENERATORS
EP0070775A1 (en) * 1981-07-17 1983-01-26 Novatome Water-sodium steam generator
DE102011005481A1 (en) * 2011-03-14 2012-09-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft heat exchangers

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