Lower structure cooling apparatus for nuclear reactor steam generator
OwnerIn Dug Moon, Sun Jae Mooninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for cooling a substructure of a steam generator in a nuclear reactor is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of stud bolts (110) fastening a skirt of the steam generator to a sliding base. Each stud bolt is provided at the center thereof with an axial through hole (112), a flange of the skirt is provided on one side thereof with a vent passage (122), and each stud bolt is provided with at least one vent hole (114) communicating with the axial through hole (112), thereby forming an air circulation/cooling path between the vent passage (122) and the axial through hole (112) via the vent hole (114).
Claims5
An apparatus for cooling a substructure of a steam generator in a nuclear reactor, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of stud bolts (110) fastening a skirt of the steam generator to a sliding base,
- wherein each stud bolt is provided at the center thereof with an axial through hole (112), a flange of the skirt is provided on one side thereof with a vent passage (122), and each stud bolt is provided with at least one vent hole (114) communicating with the axial through hole (112), thereby forming an air circulation/cooling path between the vent passage (122) and the axial through hole (112) via the vent hole (114).
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