Open AccessPATHFINDER ATOMIC POWER PLANT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDY OF CRBR QUICK- OPERATING PRESSURE VESSEL CLOSURE AND SELF-ENERGIZING SEAL TESTS. Final Report
Author(s) -
R. Michel
Publication year - 1950
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4143409
Subject(s) - seal (emblem) , closure (psychology) , nuclear engineering , pathfinder , boiling , pressure vessel , work (physics) , reactor pressure vessel , engineering , mechanical engineering , environmental science , materials science , computer science , physics , thermodynamics , art , economics , market economy , visual arts , library science
The work to determine the feasibility of using a quickoperating closure for the pressure vessel of the controlled Recirculation Boiling Reactor is described. An outline of the worb performed and the conclusions made is given. Datailed results of the self-energizing seal-evaluation tests are given. (W.D.M.