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US 2008/0175346 A1Published application
Energy Reactor Containment System
OwnerJohn S. Lamontinventor
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Abstract
An energy reactor containment system comprises an outer containment chamber and an inner containment chamber supported within the outer containment chamber to define a space between respective walls of the inner and outer containment chambers. Water is contained within the space for generating steam which feeds turbine generators. Fuel for an energy reaction is suspended within the centre of the inner containment chamber by a suitable mechanism. The structure permits the water or another incompressible fluid to be used both for producing usable steam and for absorbing blast impact due.
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An energy reactor containment system comprising:
- an outer wall defining an outer containment chamber therein;
- an inner wall defining inner containment chamber supported within the outer containment chamber to define a space between outer wall of the outer containment chamber and the inner wall of the inner containment chamber;
- a liquid filling the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers;
- a feed arranged to introduce the liquid into the space between the walls;
- a target placer arranged to place a target fuel within the inner containment chamber;
- a driver arranged to initiate an energy reaction which consumes the target fuel;
- the liquid within the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers being arranged to form a gas in the space between the walls of the inner containment chamber and the outer containment chamber responsive to the energy reaction;
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- a collector arranged to collect the gas formed in the space directly from the space between the respective walls of the inner and outer containment chambers as the liquid in the space is heated by the energy reaction.
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An energy reactor containment system comprising:
- an outer wall defining an outer containment chamber therein;
- an inner wall defining inner containment chamber supported within the outer containment chamber to define a space between outer wall of the outer containment chamber and the inner wall of the inner containment chamber;
- a liquid filling the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers;
- a feed arranged to introduce the liquid into the space between the walls;
- a target placer arranged to place a target fuel within the inner containment chamber;
- a driver arranged to initiate an energy reaction which consumes the target fuel;
- the liquid within the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers being arranged to form a gas responsive to the energy reaction;
- a collector arranged to collect the gas formed as the liquid in the space is heated by the energy reaction;
- a shock absorption system coupled in communication with an interior of the inner containment chamber, the shock absorption system comprising:
- a moveable column of fluid which is arranged to be lifted under force of elevating pressure within the inner containment chamber to relieve pressure in the inner containment chamber;
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- a valve in communication with the column of fluid, the valve being operable between an open position and a closed position in which the valve prevents movement of fluid within the column in the closed position such that relief of pressure in the inner containment chamber is prevented when the valve is closed.
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An energy reactor containment system comprising:
- an outer wall defining an outer containment chamber therein;
- an inner wall defining inner containment chamber supported within the outer containment chamber to define a space between outer wall of the outer containment chamber and the inner wall of the inner containment chamber;
- a liquid filling the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers;
- a feed arranged to introduce the liquid into the space between the walls;
- a target placer arranged to place a target fuel within the inner containment chamber;
- a driver arranged to initiate an energy reaction which consumes the target fuel;
- the liquid within the space between the walls of the inner and outer containment chambers being arranged to form a gas responsive to the energy reaction;
- a collector arranged to collect the gas formed as the liquid in the space is heated by the energy reaction;
- the walls of the inner containment chamber being formed of a plurality of plates abutted with one another in an overlapping configuration;
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- each plate being respectively supported on the walls of the outer containment chamber by a respective post spanning the liquid filled space between walls of the inner and outer containment chambers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.