Fluid handling – Flow affected by fluid contact – energy field or coanda effect – Means to regulate or vary operation of device
Patent
1976-04-12
1977-05-31
Nelson, Peter A.
Fluid handling
Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect
Means to regulate or vary operation of device
176 37, 137251, G21C 1306
Patent
active
040267636
ABSTRACT:
An improved liquid-metal dip seal for sealing the annulus between rotating plugs in the reactor vessel head of a liquid-metal fast-breeder nuclear reactor has two legs of differing widths communicating under a seal blade; the wide leg is also in communication with cover gas of the reactor and the narrow leg is also in communication with an isolated plug annulus above the seal. The annulus contains inert gas which acts as a pneumatic spring. Upon increasing cover gas pressure which depresses the level in the wide leg and greatly increases the level in the narrow leg, the pneumatic spring is compressed, and resists further level changes, thus preventing radioactive cover gas from bubbling through the seal.
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Carlson Dean E.
Churm Arthur A.
Hosteny Joseph N.
Nelson Peter A.
The United States Energy Research and Development Administration
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