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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian S. Hunt, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian S. Hunt, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A thermal-pumping apparatus according to a non-limiting example embodiment may include a first volume structure defining a first inlet opening and a first outlet opening in fluid communication with a first volume, a second volume structure defining a second inlet opening and a second outlet opening in fluid communication with a second volume, and a connection structure joining the first outlet opening of the first volume structure to the second inlet opening of the second volume structure. The connection structure may include a one-directional valve configured to allow fluid flow between the first and second volume structures in one direction only from the first volume of the first volume structure to the second volume of the second volume structure.