WO2012047259A3 - Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid - Google Patents

Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid Download PDF

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WO2012047259A3
WO2012047259A3 PCT/US2011/001651 US2011001651W WO2012047259A3 WO 2012047259 A3 WO2012047259 A3 WO 2012047259A3 US 2011001651 W US2011001651 W US 2011001651W WO 2012047259 A3 WO2012047259 A3 WO 2012047259A3
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electrically conductive
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conductive fluid
regulating flow
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Roderick A. Hyde
Muriel Y. Ishikawa
Jon David Mcwhirter
Ashok Odedra
Joshua C. Walter
Kevan D. Weaver
Jr. Lowell L. Wood
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Searete Llc
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Priority claimed from US12/930,152 external-priority patent/US8453330B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/930,147 external-priority patent/US8781056B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/930,149 external-priority patent/US9008257B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/930,146 external-priority patent/US8584692B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C15/00—Cooling arrangements within the pressure vessel containing the core; Selection of specific coolants
    • G21C15/24—Promoting flow of the coolant
    • G21C15/243—Promoting flow of the coolant for liquids
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B21/00—Common features of fluid actuator systems; Fluid-pressure actuator systems or details thereof, not covered by any other group of this subclass
    • F15B21/06—Use of special fluids, e.g. liquid metal; Special adaptations of fluid-pressure systems, or control of elements therefor, to the use of such fluids
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/02—Fast fission reactors, i.e. reactors not using a moderator ; Metal cooled reactors; Fast breeders
    • G21C1/022—Fast fission reactors, i.e. reactors not using a moderator ; Metal cooled reactors; Fast breeders characterised by the design or properties of the core
    • G21C1/026—Reactors not needing refueling, i.e. reactors of the type breed-and-burn, e.g. travelling or deflagration wave reactors or seed-blanket reactors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/02—Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator
    • G21C17/032—Reactor-coolant flow measuring or monitoring
    • 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

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include electromagnetic flow regulators for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, systems for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, methods of regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, nuclear fission reactors, systems for regulating flow of an electrically conductive reactor coolant, and methods of regulating flow of an electrically conductive reactor coolant in a nuclear fission reactor.
PCT/US2011/001651 2010-10-06 2011-09-23 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid WO2012047259A2 (en)

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US12/924,914 2010-10-06
US12/924,914 US8397760B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-10-06 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,150 US20120087455A1 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,152 US8453330B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnet flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,147 US8781056B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,152 2010-12-28
US12/930,151 2010-12-28
US12/930,147 2010-12-28
US12/930,151 US8430129B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,149 US9008257B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
US12/930,149 2010-12-28
US12/930,146 2010-12-28
US12/930,150 2010-12-28
US12/930,146 US8584692B2 (en) 2010-10-06 2010-12-28 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid

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PCT/US2011/001653 WO2012047261A1 (en) 2010-10-06 2011-09-23 Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid
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