Heat rejection system
CA 1084481 A · Owner: United States Of America (Government Of The) United States Department Of Energy · Inventors: Braun Daniel J.; Tokarz, Richard D.; Smith, Gregory C.
Overview
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A cooling system for rejecting waste heat consists of a cooling tower incorporating a plurality of coolant tubes provided with cooling fine ant each having a plurality of cooling channels therein means, for directing a heat exchange fluid from the power plant through less than the total number of cooling channels to cool the heat exchange fluid under normal ambient temperature conditions means for directing, water through the remaining cooling channels whenever the ambient temperature rises above the temperature at which dry cooling of the heat exchange fluid is sufficient and means for cooling the water.
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- Granted August 26, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 26, 1997.
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