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US 10,480,779 B2Granted
Steam dump device for a nuclear power plant
AssigneeGeneral Electric Technology GmbH
InventorsAndré Seiller, Tan Thanh Vo
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Abstract
A nuclear power plant with a steam dump device and condenser for the nuclear power plant.
Claims10
A steam dump device for a nuclear power plant, configured to be installed within a bypass line leading from a boiler to a condenser comprising:
- an elongated header vessel comprising a means for receiving steam, the elongated header vessel extending horizontally and comprising at least a top perforated diaphragm and at least a bottom perforated diaphragm opposed thereto, said top and bottom perforated diaphragms arranged on respective top and bottom portions of the elongated header vessel, the top perforated diaphragm having a greater area than the bottom perforated diaphragm area;
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- an external baffle plate assembly partially enclosing the elongated header vessel the external baffle plate assembly comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, wherein each of the top and bottom plates comprises lateral steam openings along the length of the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.