Accumulator

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2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Palabrica, Rick (Department: 3663)

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Reactor protection or damage prevention

Emergency core coolant systems

C376S219000, C376S215000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07920667

ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is to provide an accumulator including a flow damper which is capable of performing a control so that a vortex may not be formed in a vortex chamber at the time of a large flow injection without requiring huge labors and fabrication costs. The flow damper is configured of a colliding jet controller (a bevel or a projection) for controlling a colliding jet composed of a jet from a large flow pipe and a jet from a small flow pipe flowing into a vortex chamber at the time of a large flow injection so that the colliding jet may proceed directly to an outlet without forming a vortex in the vortex chamber. The colliding jet controller is provided at a junction of an inner surface of the small flow pipe and an inner surface of the vortex chamber.

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