Published February 20, 1979 | Version v1
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Protective tubes for sodium heated water tubes

Description

A heat exchanger in which water tubes are heated by liquid sodium which minimizes the results of accidental contact between the water and the sodium caused by failure of one or more of the water tubes is described. A cylindrical protective tube envelopes each water tube and the sodium flows axially in the annular spaces between the protective tubes and the water tubes

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

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Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.F28f9/22.
IPC
Int. Cl.F28f9/22.
Patent number
US patent document 4,140,176/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11500170
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
ANNULAR SPACE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TUBES
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTORS

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Notes
PAT-APPL-345,043.