DE3475239D1 - Nuclear fuel pellet sintering boat loading system - Google Patents

Nuclear fuel pellet sintering boat loading system

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Publication number
DE3475239D1
DE3475239D1 DE8484110361T DE3475239T DE3475239D1 DE 3475239 D1 DE3475239 D1 DE 3475239D1 DE 8484110361 T DE8484110361 T DE 8484110361T DE 3475239 T DE3475239 T DE 3475239T DE 3475239 D1 DE3475239 D1 DE 3475239D1
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Prior art keywords
nuclear fuel
loading system
fuel pellet
boat loading
sintering boat
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Expired
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DE8484110361T
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German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Theodore E Raymond
Thomas B Huggins
George E Vining
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C21/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of reactors or parts thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D19/00—Arrangements of controlling devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D2003/0001—Positioning the charge
    • F27D2003/0003—Positioning the charge involving a system for aligning the articles through a lateral guidance, e.g. funnel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D2003/0001—Positioning the charge
    • F27D2003/0006—Particulate materials
    • F27D2003/0007—Circular distribution
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D2003/0001—Positioning the charge
    • F27D2003/0018—Positioning the charge comprising means to introduce or extract the charge in series of separate containers or zones
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D2003/0034—Means for moving, conveying, transporting the charge in the furnace or in the charging facilities
    • F27D2003/0066—Means for moving, conveying, transporting the charge in the furnace or in the charging facilities comprising scrapers or systems to pull out
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D5/00—Supports, screens or the like for the charge within the furnace
    • F27D5/0068—Containers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27M—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS OF THE CHARGES OR FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS
    • F27M2001/00—Composition, conformation or state of the charge
    • F27M2001/18—Composition, conformation or state of the charge in the form of pellets
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Stacking Of Articles And Auxiliary Devices (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
DE8484110361T 1983-09-28 1984-08-31 Nuclear fuel pellet sintering boat loading system Expired DE3475239D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/536,934 US4566835A (en) 1983-09-28 1983-09-28 Nuclear fuel pellet sintering boat loading system

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DE3475239D1 true DE3475239D1 (en) 1988-12-22

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US (1) US4566835A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0140023B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS6093394A (enExample)
KR (1) KR910006876B1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE3475239D1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES8702690A1 (enExample)

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ES536224A0 (es) 1986-12-16
KR910006876B1 (ko) 1991-09-09
EP0140023A2 (en) 1985-05-08
ES8702690A1 (es) 1986-12-16
JPS6093394A (ja) 1985-05-25
JPH0448693B2 (enExample) 1992-08-07
EP0140023A3 (en) 1986-03-12
EP0140023B1 (en) 1988-11-17
KR850002348A (ko) 1985-05-10
US4566835A (en) 1986-01-28

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8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee