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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Frank T. Vereb, Coraopolis, PA (US);
William L. Brown, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Forrest T. Johnson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Frank T. Vereb, Coraopolis, PA (US);
William L. Brown, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Forrest T. Johnson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A passive containment air cooling system for a nuclear power plant that enhances air flow over a metal containment that houses the reactor system to improve heat transfer out of the containment. The heat transfer is improved by employing swirl vanes to mix the air as it rises over the walls of the containment due to natural circulation and a vortex engine proximate an exit along the cooling air path to increase the quantity of air drawn along the containment.