Patent ID: 11881320
Assignee: TERRAPOWER, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A molten fuel reactor comprising:
a reactor core defined at least partially by an upper reflector, a lower reflector, and at least one side reflector, wherein the reactor core is substantially a right-circular cylinder shape, and wherein the reactor core has a longitudinal axis and an inner diameter;
at least one inlet configured to channel fuel salt into the reactor core;
at least one outlet configured to channel fuel salt out of the reactor core, wherein the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet at least partially define a flow loop of fuel salt with respect to the reactor core; and
an orifice ring plate disposed within the reactor core and proximate the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate is configured to condition a flow of fuel salt entering the reactor core from the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate extends circumferentially about the longitudinal axis and has a height defined in a direction along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the orifice ring plate includes a plurality of apertures configured to allow the flow of fuel salt therethrough.