Abstract: A heat exchanger with an auxiliary cooling system capable of cooling a nuclear reactor should the normal cooling mechanism become inoperable. A cooling coil is disposed around vertical heat transfer tubes that carry secondary coolant therethrough and is located in a downward flow of primary coolant that passes in heat transfer relationship with both the cooling coil and the vertical heat transfer tubes. A third coolant is pumped through the cooling coil which absorbs heat from the primary coolant which increases the downward flow of the primary coolant thereby increasing the natural circulation of the primary coolant through the nuclear reactor.

Abstract: A radiator for mounting on a wall comprises a heating element and a front panel covering the heating element and fitted on the front side thereof. The front panel is displaceable relative to the heating element in that the opposed horizontal sides of said front panel are bent over in U- or V-shape for engagement with corresponding projections of the heating element. At least those projections of the heating element which engage one of the bent-over, U- or V-shaped sides of the front panel consist of spring-biased bodies.

Abstract: A container and vehicle therefor for transporting radioactive materials is provided. The container utilizes a removable system of heat conducting fins made of a light weight highly heat conductive metal, such as aluminum or aluminum alloys. This permits a substantial reduction in the weight of the container during transport, increases the heat dissipation capability of the container and substantially reduces the scrubbing operation after loading and before unloading the radioactive material from the container. The vehicle utilizes only a pair of horizontal side beams interconnecting a pair of yoke members to support the container and provide the necessary strength and safety with a minimum of weight.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for heating or cooling a liquid, comprises a stationary outer shell and an drum rotatable coaxially in the shell. The outer periphery of the drum is adjacent the inner periphery of the shell and a stationary heat exchanger is disposed within the drum. Liquid to be heated or cooled is fed into the drum past the stationary heat exchanger and then between the outer periphery of the drum and the inner periphery of the shell. Impeller structure is disposed on the extends axially along the outer periphery of the drum, such as a helicoidal vane, to more the liquid in a circuitous path along the inner periphery of the stationary shell upon rotation of the drum.

Abstract: A double-walled finned heat transfer tube is provided for use in heat exchangers. The heat transfer tube includes an inner tube inserted within an externally finned outer tube. The assembly is subjected to a crimping operation which produces radial convexities along the length of the outer tube which serve to lock the inner tube and outer tube together in intimate heat conducting relationship and which produces radial concavities between the inner and outer tubes which serve as leakage channels. The crimping operation also produces grooves in the external finned surface which improves heat transfer between the assembly and an external medium.

Abstract: An improved heat arrester boot interposed between sections of a smoke pipe or like conduit means for extracting heat from waste gases and smoke. The heat arrester boot includes an inner core which can be easily removed for the purposes of cleaning when coated with creosote and the like while the remainder of the heat arrester boot remains in place.

Abstract: Finned tubing for use in heat exchangers has tapered helical fins with serrations disposed between connecting webs. The opposed edges of the serrations, interior of the periphery, taper to a relatively sharp edge. Shark-fin like protuberances project outwardly adjacent one leg of each serration with each protuberance having a flange thereon. In one modification, the serrations on adjacent fins are spirally aligned. One method and apparatus of producing the finned tubing subjects a tensioned strip to graduated compression to curl the strip onto a tube to form fins, while simultaneously relieving a portion of the compression at spaced points along the periphery of the strip, resulting in a tearing of the strip to provide the serrations, and the adjacent protuberances. The protuberances are then compressed by rollers to form the flanges. An apparatus for carrying out the method includes a pair of rotary members to taper and curl the strip, with one of the rotary members having a series of recesses.

Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus for transferring heat from a reactor gas coolant to a secondary fluid medium. The heat exchange apparatus comprises an elongated vertically extending hole in a concrete shield. Supported within the hole in spaced relation to the wall thereof is an elongated vertical extending tubular shroud which shroud has a gas entry at its lower end and a gas exit at its upper end. Means are provided for dividing the annular space between the shroud 16 and the wall of the hole into an upper and a lower region. Disposed in the shield is an inlet for reactor coolant which communicates with the lower region and is positioned vertically so as to be spaced above the gas entry to the shroud to thereby suppress natural convection during non-operating standby conditions of the apparatus. An outlet for reactor coolant, which is disposed in the shield, communicates with the upper region.

Abstract: A rotor film mass and heat exchanger comprises a casing of a circular cross section with liquid and gas inlet pipe connections at one end and with liquid and gas outlet pipe connections at the other. Installed coaxially and rotatably in the casing is a shaft carrying reflux stages which are formed by bands bent as spirals diverging from said shaft and flanged towards the latter.

Abstract: A length of a tubing is helically wound with a fin made of a heat-radiating strip and which is corrugated to provide a series of transverse crimps. A base is provided by flattening a portion of the crimps with the use of pressure rollers at one edge of the strip when the section of the fin is "L" shaped, or at the middle of the strip when the section of the fin is "U" shaped in order to cling closely to the tubing. The fin is bent at the boundary area between the flattened portion and the crimped portion when the fin is helically wound around the tubing.

Abstract: The heat exchanger system is used for gas-cooled high-temperature reactors. The high-temperature primary gas passes over a nest of blind tubes and thereafter flows over the tubes of a plurality of counter-current heat-exchangers disposed about a jacket encasing the blind tubes. The cool working gas flows into the system via a header and then passes through the tubes of the counter-current heat-exchangers before passing into the blind tubes. The working gas is exhausted via insert tubes within the blind tubes. The maximum temperatures on the heat exchanger surfaces occur at the closed ends of the blind tubes. However, these parts are substantially stress free in normal operation.The heat exchanger system may be constructed to permit ready disassembly of the insert tubes for inspection and replacement purposes.

Abstract: A unitary bracket for hanging finned tubes and troughs for a heating and cooling system. The bracket is provided with a fastener for attaching to a wall and has a finned tube support for supporting finned tubing and a drain trough support for supporting a drain line. The support for a drain line has removable segments so that the drain line can be angled over a series of brackets. The bracket also provides for attaching a valance thereover.

Abstract: The plate exchanger comprises a plurality of flat parallel compartments formed between adjacent plates which are maintained in spaced relation by means of rings each having a T-shaped cross-section. The side arms of the T are welded to opposite edges of orifices formed in adjacent plates and the outwardly directed stem of the T is disposed between the plates. The interior of the array of spacer rings forms a header for the low-pressure fluid which flows through the compartments and a cylindrical tube extends through all the spacer rings in order to serve as an internal support.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system for heating the atmosphere adjacent a ground surface in an agricultural area as well as the process and apparatus for constructing the system. The system comprises an elongate heat distributing structure which extends through the cultivated area and means for circulating a relatively warm fluid through the heat distributing structure. The heat distributing structure includes a plastic shell member disposed in an upwardly concave configuration having a plurality of imperforate wall conduits bonded thereto. The shell member is filled with sand, crushed rock or gravel to provide a heat sink. The top of the plastic shell member is covered with an asphaltic material which acts to close the top of the heat distributing structure and radiate heat to the atmosphere in the cultivated area.

Abstract: Hereindisclosed is an airflow distributing device which comprises a main duct in which air heating means and air cooling means are disposed; a casing located at a downstream end of the main duct and having therein three cells which are respectively communicated with selected portions of the passenger compartment through respective transmitting ducts, the casing being arranged to allow respective openings of the cells to face toward the chamber defined by the main duct; and a mode plate having a size to sufficiently cover the openings of the cells and having an opening therein, the mode plate being rotatably fixed at its center portion to the casing such that the opening thereof is able to open to at least selected one of the openings of the cells upon rotation thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a grate for supporting tube plates for assembling in a steam generator or the like. The grate is characterized in that the ends of the plates forming the grating penetrate into and are received, at least partially, without any longitudinal gap or clearance in grooves in the frame body, which frame is preferably formed by three rings, at least partially superimposed, of which the intermediate ring has said grooves, while the other two upper and lower rings are secured to said intermediate ring and enclose therebetween the ends of the individual plates threaded in the grooves of the intermediate ring; a diametrical stiffening device secured by welding is also provided. It is the object of the invention to provide an economical and efficient grate allowing to avoid welding of the plates to one another and between said plates and frame, while ensuring the greatest reliability.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for promoting selective shell-side flow distribution between and providing structural support for modular straight tube bundles in a heat exchanger or the like, wherein a plurality of flow guides, each of which includes three axi-symmetrically-located radial panels, are connected along their outer radial edges to form a polygonal array establishing mutually shared partitions between modular tube bundles. Various flow guide configurations permit gaps in the mutually shared partitions to promote uniform shell-side communication between the modules, and accommodate individual tube bundle support grids in assembled relation with the flow guides.

Abstract: There is provided a heat exchanger apparatus comprising a plurality of mutually identical heat exchanger coils. Each coil has the shape of a cup. The coils are placed in close relationship on both sides of a base plate which blocks a flow channel. The base plate exhibits a plurality of orifices, and a coil is placed over each orifice with its rim in contact with the base plate and surrounding the edge of the orifice, but only one coil is assigned to each orifice. Adjacent coils on opposite sides of the base plate are stagger so that their rims overlap each other without covering any part of the orifice assigned to the adjacent coil on the opposite side of the base plate.

Abstract: A heat exchange system having a first tube system of tubes which are interconnected to conduct a first fluid and a second tube system comprising tubes surrounding the tubes of the first system to conduct a second fluid in heat exchange relationship with the first fluid, the preferred embodiment of the tubes of the first system being double walled and shaped to provide a passage for the escape of any fluid leaking from an opening occurring in either the inner or outer wall of the tubes of the first system. In the preferred embodiment, the double walled tubes are concentric tubes spaced radially to permit formation of a spiral groove on one tube, preferably the outermost, which provides a spiral path between said tubes which is open to atmosphere at the ends. Detachable return elbows interconnect adjacent ends of the innermost tubes to effect a continuous path for the fluid therein and the elbows at one end are removable to facilitate cleaning said tubes.

Abstract: Rows of heat exchange tubes are supported by transversely disposed support strips having a plurality of V-shaped members interconnected end to end in a manner so that said strips act as a structural member supporting the weight of the tubes and additional support elements from all rows above a given row. Each leg of each V-shaped member has a generally triangular tab bendable out of the plane of its associated leg.