Primary Inventor: Krishna P. Singh
Contributing Inventor(s): Joseph Rajkumar
Date of Publication: Jun. 2, 2020
Status: Granted
Jurisdiction: US
Assignee: SMR Inventec, LLC
Equipment Type: CCW, SMR-160
Docket Number: HOL-070
Patent Number: US 10,672,523 B2
Application Number: 15/729,376
Prior Publication Data: US 2018/0047469 A1 – Feb. 15, 2018
Related US Publication Data:
- Continuation of application No. 14/423,149, filed as application No. PCT/US2013/056023 on Aug. 21, 2013, now Patent No. US 9,786,394 B2, and a continuation-in-part of application No. PCT/US2013/042070, filed on May 21, 2013.
- Provisional application No. 61/691,533, filed on Aug. 21, 2012, provisional application No. 61/649,592, filed on May 21, 2012.
Abstract: A component cooling water system for a nuclear power plant. In one embodiment, the system includes an inner containment vessel housing a nuclear reactor and an outer containment enclosure structure. An annular water reservoir is formed between the containment vessel and containment enclosure structure which provides a heat sink for dissipating thermal energy. A shell-less heat exchanger is provided having an exposed tube bundle immersed in water held within the annular water reservoir. Component cooling water from the plant flows through the tube bundle and is cooled by transferring heat to the annular water reservoir. In one non-limiting embodiment, the tube bundle may be U-shaped