PUMP FOR NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS

The present invention describes an axial pump for pumping liquid metal, the axial pump comprising an inlet for receiving liquid, at least one rotor, the rotor comprising a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blades positioned thereon, a stator, comprising a stator hub and a plurality of stator vanes,...

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Main Authors VERSTRAETE, Tom, FERNANDEZ, Rafaël, ARTS, Tony, SCHYNS, Marc
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.11.2018
Subjects
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
WEAPONS
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Summary:The present invention describes an axial pump for pumping liquid metal, the axial pump comprising an inlet for receiving liquid, at least one rotor, the rotor comprising a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blades positioned thereon, a stator, comprising a stator hub and a plurality of stator vanes, and an outlet for discharging the liquid metal, the pump being adapted for providing efficient pumping while reducing or avoiding erosion of the pump by the liquid metal.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170700540