Abstract: The level of primary fluid is controlled to change the effective heat transfer area of a heat exchanger utilized in a liquid metal nuclear power plant to eliminate the need for liquid metal control valves to regulate the flow of primary fluid and the temperature of the effluent secondary fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 1974
Date of Patent:
May 9, 1978
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
Inventors:
Demetrios L. Basdekas, George Macrae, Joseph M. Walsh