CA1035054A - Fuel element grid structure - Google Patents

Fuel element grid structure

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Publication number
CA1035054A
CA1035054A CA236,637A CA236637A CA1035054A CA 1035054 A CA1035054 A CA 1035054A CA 236637 A CA236637 A CA 236637A CA 1035054 A CA1035054 A CA 1035054A
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Prior art keywords
grid structure
fuel element
element grid
fuel
grid
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Expired
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CA236,637A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Felix S. Jabsen
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Babcock and Wilcox Co
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Babcock and Wilcox Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/34—Spacer grids
    • G21C3/356—Spacer grids being provided with fuel element supporting members
    • G21C3/3563—Supporting members formed only by deformations in the strips
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/322—Means to influence the coolant flow through or around the bundles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Water By Oxidation Or Reduction (AREA)
CA236,637A 1975-03-03 1975-09-29 Fuel element grid structure Expired CA1035054A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/554,874 US4165256A (en) 1975-03-03 1975-03-03 Fuel element grid plate with corrugation and bosses

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CA1035054A true CA1035054A (en) 1978-07-18

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US (1) US4165256A (de)
JP (1) JPS51104188A (de)
AT (1) AT359607B (de)
BE (1) BE834846A (de)
BR (1) BR7506933A (de)
CA (1) CA1035054A (de)
DE (1) DE2552898C3 (de)
ES (1) ES442187A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2303352A1 (de)
GB (1) GB1489964A (de)
IL (1) IL48203A (de)
IT (1) IT1043280B (de)
NL (1) NL7512522A (de)
SE (1) SE407716B (de)

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US4163690A (en) * 1977-01-07 1979-08-07 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Nuclear reactor fuel assembly spacer grid
US4175004A (en) * 1977-08-29 1979-11-20 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Fuel assembly guide tube
FR2520149B1 (fr) * 1982-01-20 1987-03-20 Commissariat Energie Atomique Grille d'espacement pour assemblage combustible de reacteur nucleaire comportant des points d'appui opposes deux a deux pratiques sur des lamelles deformables elastiquement
US4702881A (en) * 1985-04-02 1987-10-27 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor spacer grid
US4659541A (en) * 1985-05-01 1987-04-21 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear fuel rod support grid with improved multiple dimple arrangement
JPS6373188A (ja) * 1986-09-17 1988-04-02 三菱原子燃料株式会社 支持格子
JPS6379095A (ja) * 1986-09-22 1988-04-09 三菱原子燃料株式会社 支持格子
US4781884A (en) * 1987-03-02 1988-11-01 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Debris catching strainer grid
DE3881963T2 (de) * 1987-05-22 1993-09-30 Westinghouse Electric Corp Kernbrennstoffstabstützgitter.
JPH0776795B2 (ja) * 1989-01-25 1995-08-16 三菱原子燃料株式会社 支持格子
US5519745A (en) * 1994-11-03 1996-05-21 General Electric Company Lower tie plate debris catcher for a nuclear reactor
US7889829B2 (en) * 2004-09-02 2011-02-15 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Nuclear fuel assembly protective grid
EP2204819B1 (de) * 2008-12-31 2014-06-04 Areva Np Ablagerungsfilter zur Verwendung in einer Kernbrennstoffanordnung
US20120250814A1 (en) * 2011-03-29 2012-10-04 Westinghouse Electric Company Llc Nuclear fuel assembly support grid

Family Cites Families (10)

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DE1439362A1 (de) * 1964-04-09 1969-04-10 Siemens Ag Abstandshalter fuer Brennelemente
DE1514469A1 (de) * 1965-06-01 1969-09-11 Siemens Ag Abstandshalter fuer Kernreaktor-Brennelemente
US3607640A (en) * 1968-06-24 1971-09-21 Combustion Eng Perimeter strip for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly support grid
BE755642A (fr) * 1969-09-03 1971-03-02 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Prefectionnements apportes aux elements combustibles de reacteurs nucleaires
NL7014096A (de) * 1969-10-04 1971-04-06
US3646994A (en) * 1969-12-23 1972-03-07 Reactor Centrum Nederland Spacer grid respectively plate spring for a bunch of cylindrical elements taking part in a heat-exchanging process
US3746619A (en) * 1970-06-01 1973-07-17 Continental Oil Co Nuclear reactor fuel element spacer assembly
US3814666A (en) * 1971-01-04 1974-06-04 Combustion Eng Staggered cone deflectors
CA941077A (en) * 1971-01-21 1974-01-29 Joseph R. Weiss Nuclear fuel element with multiple fuel tubes
US3920515A (en) * 1972-09-26 1975-11-18 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor

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JPS51104188A (de) 1976-09-14
ATA817875A (de) 1980-04-15
IL48203A (en) 1978-10-31
BE834846A (fr) 1976-02-16
AT359607B (de) 1980-11-25
IT1043280B (it) 1980-02-20
SE407716B (sv) 1979-04-09
NL7512522A (nl) 1976-09-07
FR2303352B1 (de) 1982-03-05
DE2552898B2 (de) 1979-03-08
US4165256A (en) 1979-08-21
SE7513520L (sv) 1976-09-06
DE2552898C3 (de) 1979-10-31
FR2303352A1 (fr) 1976-10-01
GB1489964A (en) 1977-10-26
DE2552898A1 (de) 1976-09-09
BR7506933A (pt) 1977-05-17
IL48203A0 (en) 1975-12-31
ES442187A1 (es) 1977-08-16

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