Abstract:
A VAPORIZATION COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING THE COLLECTOR STRUCTURE OF A BEAM POWER TUBE IS DISCLOSED. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A COMPOSITE WEIR AND VAPOR SEPARATOR CONNECTED IN-LINE BETWEEN A BEAM COLLECTOR BOILER AND A VAPOR CONDENSER. THE COMPOSITE WEIR AND SEPARATOR INCLUDES A CHAMBER WITH A REENTRANT CONDUIT FOR DIRECTING EMULSIFIED COOLANT FROM THE BOILER AGAINST A DEFLECTOR FOR SEPARATING THE VAPOR FROM THE LIQUID COOLANT. THE VAPOR IS DIRECTED TO THE CONDENSER AND THE LIQUID IS STORED IN A WEIR PORTION OF THE CHAMBER AND FED BY GRAVITY BACK TO THE BOILER TO MAINTAIN A SAFE LIQUID LEVEL IN THE BOILER.