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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Johnathan Keck, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nicholas O'neill, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Johnathan Keck, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nicholas O'Neill, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A chimney of a nuclear reactor may include a hollow body with an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface; and a plurality of trip structures on the exterior surface of the hollow body. The chimney may be used in a method of improving a core inlet enthalpy of a nuclear reactor. The method may include interrupting a downward flow of water within a downcomer region of a reactor pressure vessel with a plurality of first trip structures. The downcomer region is an annular space defined by the reactor pressure vessel and a chimney within the reactor pressure vessel. The plurality of first trip structures are disposed on an exterior surface of the chimney.