Bottom supported liquid metal nuclear reactor
    2.
    发明授权
    Bottom supported liquid metal nuclear reactor 失效
    底部支撑液态金属核反应堆

    公开(公告)号:US4859402A

    公开(公告)日:1989-08-22

    申请号:US95989

    申请日:1987-09-10

    IPC分类号: G21C1/03 G21C13/024 G21D1/02

    摘要: A liquid metal nuclear reactor has a sodium tank, having a closed arcuate bottom and upstanding cylindrical wall for containing a reactor core in a pool of liquid metal coolant, which is disposed in a guard tank having a bottom and upwardly extending cylindrical shell, and a support inside the guard tank adjacent the closed bottom of the sodium tank to support the two tanks in spaced relationship to each other. The sodium tank has an open top spaced from an overlying closure deck, with the cylindrical shell of the guard tank secured to the closure deck. The support is preferably an inner ledge. Support legs are also provided about the bottom periphery of the guard tank adapted to rest on a base mat of a reactor cavity. The bottom of the guard tank may be a closed arcuate shape, or the bottom may be a flat bottom wall that rests on the base mat with the cylindrical shell divided into two radially spaced sections, with a pool of lead-bismuth alloy provided on the bottom to seal the spaces between the two shell sections at the lower region thereof.A metal barrier may be provided between the guard tank and the reactor cavity side wall to divide the area therebetween into two annular chambers, with a thermal insulation provided on the barrier outside to form the inner chamber into an oven-like chamber.

    摘要翻译: 液态金属核反应堆具有钠罐,其具有封闭的弓形底部和直立的圆柱形壁,用于在液体金属冷却剂池中容纳反应堆芯,该反应堆核心设置在具有底部和向上延伸的圆柱形壳体的保护罐中, 支撑在靠近钠罐的封闭底部的防护箱内,以支撑彼此间隔开的两个坦克。 钠罐具有与上覆封闭甲板间隔开的开口顶部,保护罐的圆柱形外壳固定在封闭甲板上。 支撑件优选地是内壁架。 支撑腿也围绕防护罐的底部周边设置,适于搁置在反应堆空腔的基垫上。 保护罐的底部可以是封闭的弓形形状,或者底部可以是平坦的底壁,该底壁搁置在基底垫上,圆柱形壳体被分成两个径向隔开的部分,其中提供了铅 - 铋合金池 底部以密封其下部区域处的两个壳部分之间的空间。 可以在保护箱和反应堆空腔侧壁之间设置金属屏障,以将它们之间的区域分成两个环形室,其中设置在阻挡件外部的隔热壁将内室形成为烘箱状室。

    Bottom supported liquid metal nuclear reactor
    3.
    发明授权
    Bottom supported liquid metal nuclear reactor 失效
    底部支撑液态金属核反应堆

    公开(公告)号:US4949363A

    公开(公告)日:1990-08-14

    申请号:US325758

    申请日:1989-03-20

    IPC分类号: G21C1/03 G21C13/024

    摘要: A liquid metal nuclear reactor has a sodium tank, having a closed arcuate bottom and upstanding cylindrical wall for containing a reactor core in a pool of liquid metal coolant, which is disposed in a guard tank having a bottom and upwardly extending cylindrical shell, and a support inside the guard tank adjacent the closed bottom of the sodium tank to support the two tanks in spaced relationship to each other. Support legs are also provided about the bottom periphery of the guard tank adapted to rest on a base mat of a reactor cavity. The bottom of the guard tank may be a closed arcuate shape, or the bottom may be a flat bottom wall that rests on the base mat with the cylindrical shell divided into two radially spaced sections, with a pool of lead-bismuth alloy provided on the bottom to seal the spaces between the two shell sections at the lower region thereof.The pool of lead-bismuth alloy provided on the flat bottom wall of the guard tank contacts the bottom of the sodium tank to aid in preheating the same and providing a supporting and dampening effect therefor.

    摘要翻译: 液态金属核反应堆具有钠罐,其具有封闭的弓形底部和直立的圆柱形壁,用于在液体金属冷却剂池中容纳反应堆芯,该反应堆核心设置在具有底部和向上延伸的圆柱形壳体的保护罐中, 支撑在靠近钠罐的封闭底部的防护箱内,以支撑彼此间隔开的两个坦克。 支撑腿也围绕防护罐的底部周边设置,适于搁置在反应堆空腔的基垫上。 保护罐的底部可以是封闭的弓形形状,或者底部可以是平坦的底壁,该底壁搁置在基底垫上,圆柱形壳体被分成两个径向隔开的部分,其中提供了铅 - 铋合金池 底部以密封其下部区域处的两个壳部分之间的空间。 提供在防护箱的平底壁上的铅铋合金池接触钠罐的底部,以帮助预热它,并为其提供支撑和阻尼效果。

    Passive shut-down heat removal system
    4.
    发明授权
    Passive shut-down heat removal system 失效
    被动关闭除热系统

    公开(公告)号:US4780270A

    公开(公告)日:1988-10-25

    申请号:US896030

    申请日:1986-08-13

    IPC分类号: G21C1/03 G21C13/02 G21C15/18

    摘要: An improved shut-down heat removal system for a liquid metal nuclear reactor of the type having a vessel for holding hot and cold pools of liquid sodium is disclosed herein. Generally, the improved system comprises a redan or barrier within the reactor vessel which allows an auxiliary heat exchanger to become immersed in liquid sodium from the hot pool whenever the reactor pump fails to generate a metal-circulating pressure differential between the hot and cold pools of sodium. This redan also defines an alternative circulation path between the hot and cold pools of sodium in order to equilibrate the distribution of the decay heat from the reactor core. The invention may take the form of a redan or barrier that circumscribes the inner wall of the reactor vessel, thereby defining an annular space therebetween. In this embodiment, the bottom of the annular space communicates with the cold pool of sodium, and the auxiliary heat exchanger is placed in this annular space just above the drawn-down level that the liquid sodium assumes during normal operating conditions. Alternatively, the redan of the invention may include a pair of vertically oriented, concentrically disposed standpipes having a piston member disposed between them that operates somewhat like a pressure-sensitive valve. In both embodiments, the cessation of the pressure differential that is normally created by the reactor pump causes the auxiliary heat exchanger to be immersed in liquid sodium from the hot pool. Additionally, the redan in both embodiments forms a circulation flow path between the hot and cold pools so that the decay heat from the nuclear core is uniformly distributed within the vessel.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种用于液体金属核反应堆的改进的关闭除热系统,其具有用于容纳液体钠的冷热池的容器。 通常,改进的系统包括反应器容器内的重蒸或障碍物,其允许辅助热交换器在热反应器泵不能在热池和热池之间产生金属循环压差时从热池中浸入液体钠中 钠。 这个redan还定义了钠和钠的热池和冷池之间的替代循环路径,以平衡来自反应堆堆芯的衰变热分布。 本发明可以采取围绕反应堆容器的内壁的重蒸或障碍物的形式,由此在它们之间形成环形空间。 在该实施例中,环形空间的底部与钠的冷库连通,并且辅助热交换器被放置在刚好在正常操作条件下液体钠所采取的拉下水平面的该环形空间中。 或者,本发明的重量可以包括一对垂直取向的同心设置的立管,其具有设置在它们之间的活塞构件,其稍微像压敏阀一样操作。 在两个实施例中,通常由反应堆泵产生的压差的停止导致辅助热交换器从热池中浸入液体钠中。 另外,两个实施例中的重蒸组合形成了热池和冷池之间的循环流动路径,使得来自核芯的衰减热均匀地分布在容器内。

    Nuclear reactor construction with bottom supported reactor vessel

    公开(公告)号:US4681731A

    公开(公告)日:1987-07-21

    申请号:US795592

    申请日:1985-11-06

    申请人: John E. Sharbaugh

    发明人: John E. Sharbaugh

    IPC分类号: G21C1/02 G21C13/024 G21C9/00

    CPC分类号: G21C13/024 G21C1/02 Y02E30/34

    摘要: An improved liquid metal nuclear reactor construction has a reactor core and a generally cylindrical reactor vessel for holding a large pool of low pressure liquid metal coolant and housing the core within the pool. The reactor vessel has an open top end, a closed flat bottom end wall and a continuous cylindrical closed side wall interconnecting the top end and bottom end wall. The reactor also has a generally cylindrical concrete containment structure surrounding the reactor vessel and being formed by a cylindrical side wall spaced outwardly from the reactor vessel side wall and a flat base mat spaced below the reactor vessel bottom end wall. A central support pedestal is anchored to the containment structure base mat and extends upwardly therefrom to the reactor vessel and upwardly therefrom to the reactor core so as to support the bottom end wall of the reactor vessel and the lower end of the reactor core in spaced apart relationship above the containment structure base mat. Also, an annular reinforced support structure is disposed in the reactor vessel on the bottom end wall thereof and extends about the lower end of the core so as to support the periphery thereof. In addition, an annular support ring having a plurality of inward radially extending linear members is disposed between the containment structure base mat and the bottom end of the reactor vessel wall and is connected to and supports the reactor vessel at its bottom end on the containment structure base mat so as to allow the reactor vessel to expand radially but substantially prevent any lateral motions that might be imposed by the occurrence of a seismic event. The reactor construction also includes a bed of insulating material in sand-like granular form, preferably being high density magnesium oxide particles, disposed between the containment structure base mat and the bottom end wall of the reactor vessel and uniformly supporting the reactor vessel at its bottom end wall on the containment structure base mat so as to insulate the reactor vessel bottom end wall from the containment structure base mat and allow the reactor vessel bottom end wall to freely expand as it heats up while providing continuous support thereof. Further, a deck is supported upon the side wall of the containment structure above the top open end of the reactor vessel, and a plurality of serially connected extendible and retractable annular bellows extend between the deck and the top open end of the reactor vessel and flexibly and sealably interconnect the reactor vessel at its top end to the deck. An annular guide ring is disposed on the containment structure and extends between its side wall and the top open end of the reactor vessel for providing lateral support of the reactor vessel top open end by limiting imposition of lateral loads on the annular bellows by the occurrence of a lateral seismic event.

    Passive reactor auxiliary cooling system
    6.
    发明授权
    Passive reactor auxiliary cooling system 失效
    无源电抗器辅助冷却系统

    公开(公告)号:US4762667A

    公开(公告)日:1988-08-09

    申请号:US451530

    申请日:1982-12-20

    申请人: John E. Sharbaugh

    发明人: John E. Sharbaugh

    摘要: An entirely passive auxiliary core cooling system for a liquid-metal reactor wherein a path for natural circulation through a radial plenum and radially outermost core assemblies to the heat generating inner core assemblies is provided, the flow being cooled by a totally passive heat exchanger.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于液态金属反应器的完全无源的辅助核心冷却系统,其中提供了通过径向增压室和径向最外层的芯组件到发热内芯组件的自然循环的路径,该流动被完全被动的热交换器冷却。

    Plenum separator system for pool-type nuclear reactors
    7.
    发明授权
    Plenum separator system for pool-type nuclear reactors 失效
    池式核反应堆的全分离器系统

    公开(公告)号:US4613478A

    公开(公告)日:1986-09-23

    申请号:US569930

    申请日:1984-01-11

    申请人: John E. Sharbaugh

    发明人: John E. Sharbaugh

    IPC分类号: G21C11/08

    CPC分类号: G21C11/088 Y02E30/40

    摘要: A plenum separator system for separating the hot plenum from the cold plenum and from the reactor vessel wall in a pool-type nuclear reactor. One or more intermediate plena containing substantially stagnant and thermally stratified coolant provide axial separation of the hot and cold plena. A dual pass forced bypass flow through annuli at the upper portion of the reactor vessel wall, in conjunction with the intermediate plenum and an annular gas space adjacent the reactor vessel wall, provide radial separation of the hot plenum and the vessel wall.

    摘要翻译: 用于将冷气室与冷气室和池式核反应堆中的反应器容器壁分离的增压室分离器系统。 含有基本上滞留和热分层的冷却剂的一个或多个中间斑块提供热和冷斑点的轴向分离。 双通道强制旁路通过反应器容器壁的上部的环路,与中间压力室和邻近反应器容器壁的环形气体空间相结合,提供热气室和容器壁的径向分离。

    Electric pipe snubber
    8.
    发明授权
    Electric pipe snubber 失效
    电管缓冲器

    公开(公告)号:US4601449A

    公开(公告)日:1986-07-22

    申请号:US543598

    申请日:1983-10-19

    申请人: John E. Sharbaugh

    发明人: John E. Sharbaugh

    CPC分类号: F16L3/18 Y10S248/901

    摘要: An electric pipe snubber has an annular housing, fixed to a supporting surface, surrounding a pipe and a plurality of brake means fixed to the housing radially disposed about the pipe, which are biased towards and engage a serrated section on the pipe, and a means for electromagnetically releasing the brake means to permit axial displacement of the pipe relative to the annular housing. The brake means have teeth on the end thereof which mesh with the serrations on the pipe. A pipe support system using a series of the electric pipe snubbers along a length of pipe has a control means which releases the brakes of one of the series of the snubbers while the remainder of the series restrain the pipe from axial displacement.

    摘要翻译: 电管缓冲器具有环形壳体,固定到支撑表面,围绕管道以及固定到围绕管道径向设置的壳体的多个制动装置,所述制动装置被偏压朝向和接合管道上的锯齿形部分,以及装置 用于电磁释放制动装置以允许管相对于环形壳体的轴向位移。 制动装置在其端部上具有与管道上的锯齿相啮合的齿。 使用沿着管子长度的一系列电管缓冲器的管道支撑系统具有控制装置,其释放一系列缓冲器中的一个的制动器,而该系列的其余部分限制管道的轴向位移。

    Nuclear reactor dip seal
    9.
    发明授权
    Nuclear reactor dip seal 失效
    核反应堆浸渍

    公开(公告)号:US4341732A

    公开(公告)日:1982-07-27

    申请号:US43407

    申请日:1979-05-29

    IPC分类号: G21C13/073 G21C13/06

    CPC分类号: G21C13/0735 Y02E30/40

    摘要: Arrangements for sealing cover gas from the clearance spaces among primary vessel head structure components in a liquid metal cooled fast breeder nuclear reactor including a dip seal having a trough and blade respectively suspended from adjacent head structure components, such as rotatable plugs, the trough and blade extending downward to an elevation below the operating level of coolant within the vessel. A vent pipe equalizes pressure during power operation among the separate cover gas regions formed by the dip seal.

    摘要翻译: 用于密封覆盖气体的液体金属冷却的快速增殖核反应堆中的主容器头部结构部件之间的间隙空间中的封闭气体,其包括具有分别从相邻头部结构部件悬挂的槽和叶片的浸渍密封件,例如可旋转塞子,槽和刀片 向下延伸到低于容器内的冷却剂的操作水平的高度。 排气管在由浸渍密封形成的单独的覆盖气体区域内均衡动力操作期间的压力。

    Seal and bearing arrangement for use in a nuclear reactor
    10.
    发明授权
    Seal and bearing arrangement for use in a nuclear reactor 失效
    用于核反应堆的密封和轴承安排

    公开(公告)号:US4330370A

    公开(公告)日:1982-05-18

    申请号:US49453

    申请日:1979-06-18

    IPC分类号: G21C13/073

    CPC分类号: G21C13/0735 Y02E30/40

    摘要: A combination seal and bearing arrangement for use in a nuclear reactor including a vessel and vessel cover is disclosed herein. The vessel cover itself includes at least one rotatable plug which serves to perform certain position related functions within the reactor vessel and the combination seal and bearing arrangement is provided for sealing the annular opening around the rotation plug while, at the same time, providing a bearing support for the latter.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种用于包括船舶和船只盖的核反应堆的组合密封件和轴承装置。 容器盖本身包括至少一个用于在反应堆容器内执行特定位置相关功能的可旋转塞,并且提供组合密封和轴承装置用于密封围绕旋转塞的环形开口,同时提供轴承 支持后者。