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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Seth Ryan Paul Strege, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nicholas Francis O′Neill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Colin Christopher O′Connor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chelsea Ann Curtin, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edwin Wu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/247 (2006.01); F15D 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 15/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/02 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F04B 17/00 (2006.01); F04B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/247 (2013.01); F15D 1/02 (2013.01); F16K 15/00 (2013.01); F16K 15/02 (2013.01); F16K 99/0021 (2013.01); F16K 99/0057 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F04B 17/00 (2013.01); F04B 17/04 (2013.01); F16K 2099/0076 (2013.01); F16K 2099/008 (2013.01); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sodium-cooled nuclear reactor includes at least one electromagnetic pump assembly and a backflow reduction pipe. The backflow reduction pipe may include an inlet, an outlet, at least one tubular section having a first length and a first diameter, and at least one fluid diode section between the inlet and the outlet.