PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR WITH UPPER VESSEL SECTION PROVIDING BOTH PRESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR WITH UPPER VESSEL SECTION PROVIDING BOTH PRESSURE AND FLOW CONTROL

A pressurized water reactor (PWR) includes a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel having a lower portion containing a nuclear reactor core and a vessel head defining an integral pressurizer. A reactor coolant pump (RCP) mounted on the vessel head includes an impeller inside the pressure vessel, a pu...

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1. Verfasser: Shargots, Scott J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:A pressurized water reactor (PWR) includes a vertical cylindrical pressure vessel having a lower portion containing a nuclear reactor core and a vessel head defining an integral pressurizer. A reactor coolant pump (RCP) mounted on the vessel head includes an impeller inside the pressure vessel, a pump motor outside the pressure vessel, and a vertical drive shaft connecting the motor and impeller. The drive shaft does not pass through the integral pressurizer. The drive shaft passes through a vessel penetration of the pressure vessel that is at least large enough for the impeller to pass through.