Autonomous self-powered system for removing thermal energy from pools of liquid heated by radioactive materials, and method of the same
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Apr 18, 2012
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An autonomous self-powered system for cooling radioactive materials comprising: a pool of liquid; a closed-loop fluid circuit comprising a working fluid having a boiling temperature that is less than a boiling temperature of the liquid of the pool, the closed-loop fluid circuit comprising, in operable fluid coupling, an evaporative heat exchanger at least partially immersed in the liquid of the pool, a turbogenerator, and a condenser; one or more forced flow units operably coupled to the closed-loop fluid circuit to induce flow of the working fluid through the closed-loop fluid circuit; and the closed-loop fluid circuit converting thermal energy extracted from the liquid of the pool into electrical energy in accordance with the Rankine Cycle, the electrical energy powering the one or more forced flow units.
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- F01K:STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PL....
- F28B:STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
- F04B:POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F28D:HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTH....
- F28F:DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATU....
- G21C:NUCLEAR REACTORS
- F22B:METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
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