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NaK FREE CONVECTION COOLED SHAFT FREEZE SEAL FOR SRE PUMPS
Author(s) -
Francisco E. Hernández Pérez
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4142490
Subject(s) - seal (emblem) , coolant , sodium , leak , convection , materials science , environmental science , chemistry , nuclear engineering , mechanics , thermodynamics , engineering , physics , metallurgy , environmental engineering , geography , archaeology
An investigation was conducted to determine the feasibility of using an NaK free-convection-cooled shaft freeze seal on the SRE main sodium pumps. The use of sodium in this application instead of tetralin eliminates the carburization hazard present should the seal coolant-(tetralin) leak into the sodium system. Results and recommendations are included. (J.R.D.

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