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Table 3.2.3 Single-tube design

Inner diameter Outer Thickness
Label (mm) diameter (mm) (mm) Material
Feedwater 7.09 9.53 1.22 AISI 304
slave tube
Feedwater 9.53 15.75 3.11 Air
tube gap
Feedwater 15.75 19.05 1.65 AISI 304
outer tube
Annular riser 19.05 21.18 1.07 Water
gap
Second tube 21.18 25.4 2.11 AISI 304
Annular gap 25.4 26.64 0.62 AISI 316
powder
Third tube 26.64 33.4 3.38 AISI 304

Fig. 3.2.13 Bayonet tube Water inlet
scheme.

Water outlet
Outlet
plenum

Helium
5 Bar
plenum

LBE level
LBE inlet

AISI-316 powder
+ 5 bar helium

LBE outlet