Abstract: A heat exchanger in which water tubes are heated by liquid sodium which minimizes the results of accidental contact between the water and the sodium caused by failure of one or more of the water tubes. A cylindrical protective tube envelopes each water tube and the sodium flows axially in the annular spaces between the protective tubes and the water tubes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 1973
Date of Patent:
February 20, 1979
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy