Title:
POOL TYPE LIQUID METAL FAST SPECTRUM REACTOR USING A PRINTED CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTION TO THE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/083695
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A printed circuit heat exchanger for use in a reactor includes a core formed from a stack of plates diffusion bonded together. The core has: a top face, a bottom face disposed opposite the top face, a first side face extending between the top face and the bottom face, and a second side face disposed opposite the first side face. The printed circuit heat exchanger includes: a plurality of primary channels defined in the core, each of the primary channels extending from a primary inlet defined in the first side face to a primary outlet defined in the second side face; and a plurality of secondary channels defined in the core, each of the secondary channels extending among at least some of the primary channels from a secondary inlet defined in the top face to a secondary outlet defined in the top face.
Inventors:
HARKNESS ALEXANDER W (US)
STANSBURY CORY A (US)
STANSBURY CORY A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/053897
Publication Date:
July 04, 2019
Filing Date:
October 02, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO LLC (US)
International Classes:
G21C15/02; G21C1/03
Foreign References:
| JPH06230170A | 1994-08-19 | |||
| US7033553B2 | 2006-04-25 | |||
| KR20140075205A | 2014-06-19 | |||
| US7526057B2 | 2009-04-28 | |||
| US20120099694A1 | 2012-04-26 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3692551A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SPADACENE, Joseph C. et al. (US)
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