ES2049274T3 - Aparato para inspeccion de defectos superficiales en pastillas de combustible nuclear. - Google Patents

Aparato para inspeccion de defectos superficiales en pastillas de combustible nuclear.

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ES2049274T3
ES2049274T3 ES89108148T ES89108148T ES2049274T3 ES 2049274 T3 ES2049274 T3 ES 2049274T3 ES 89108148 T ES89108148 T ES 89108148T ES 89108148 T ES89108148 T ES 89108148T ES 2049274 T3 ES2049274 T3 ES 2049274T3
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inspection
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nuclear fuel
acoustic energy
wall sections
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Hassan Juma Ahmed
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CBS Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/06—Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/26—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor
    • G01N29/27—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor by moving the material relative to a stationary sensor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/04—Wave modes and trajectories
    • G01N2291/044—Internal reflections (echoes), e.g. on walls or defects
    • 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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  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

Abstract

UN APARATO DE INSPECCION MODIFICADO PARA ANALIZAR LOS DEFECTOS SUPERFICIALES EN PASTILLAS DE COMBUSTIBLE NUCLEAR INCLUYE UN MONTAJE DE CONDUCTO GUIA DE PASTILLAS QUE SE EXTIENDE A TRAVES DE UNA CAMARA DE INSPECCION ULTRASONICA. DICHO MONTAJE TIENE UN SUSTRATO DE SOPORTE Y UN PAR DE PLACAS ALARGADAS FIJAS SOBRE LADOS ADYACENTES SUPERIORES RESPECTIVOS AL SUSTRATO ESTA COMPUESTO DE UN PAR DE SECCIONES DE PARED ALARGADAS UNIDAS RIGIDAMENTE JUNTAS PARA TENER UNA CONFIGURACION EN FORMA DE V EN LA SECCION TRANSVERSAL, LAS PLACAS SE FIJAN AJUSTABLEMENTE SOBRE DICHAS SECCIONES DE PARED PARA SOSTENER UNA PASTILLA DE COMBUSTIBLE NUCLEAR ENTRE Y SOBRE PORCIONES LONGITUDINALES ADYACENTES DE LAS PLACAS LOCALIZADAS EN LA CAMARA DE INSPECCION, LAS PLACAS TIENEN RESPECTIVAS REGIONES DE HENDIDURA Y CORTE QUE SOSTIENEN LAS PASTILLAS EN LAS PORCIONES LONGITUDINALES ADYACENTES DE LAS PLACAS ASI COMO PARA EXPONER PORCIONES DE DICHAS SECCIONES DE PARED SOSTENIENDO TAMBIEN LA PASTILLA TAL QUE QUE LA ENERGIA ACUSTICA PUEDE SER PROPAGADA HACIA Y DESDE LAS PORCIONES DE FONDO Y LATERALES DE LA VIA DE REFLEXION DE LA PASTILLA DE LA ENERGIA ACUSTICA ESTA DISPUESTA SOBRE EL MONTAJE DE CONDUCTO GUIA EN LA CAMARA DE INSPECCION, ADEMAS UN MECANISMO SENSOR DE POSICION DE LA PASTILLA Y UN DIOSPOSITIVO TRANSDUCTOR PARA TRANSMITIR Y RECIBIR ENERGIA ACUSTICA ESTAN INCLUIDOS EN EL APARATO DE INSPECCION MODIFICADO.
ES89108148T 1988-05-27 1989-05-05 Aparato para inspeccion de defectos superficiales en pastillas de combustible nuclear. Expired - Lifetime ES2049274T3 (es)

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US07/199,735 US4894201A (en) 1988-05-27 1988-05-27 Nuclear fuel pellet surface defect inspection apparatus

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ES2049274T3 true ES2049274T3 (es) 1994-04-16

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US (1) US4894201A (es)
EP (1) EP0343411B1 (es)
JP (1) JP2646264B2 (es)
KR (1) KR890017717A (es)
DE (1) DE68913347D1 (es)
ES (1) ES2049274T3 (es)

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DE68913347D1 (de) 1994-04-07
JPH0225746A (ja) 1990-01-29
JP2646264B2 (ja) 1997-08-27
EP0343411A3 (en) 1990-12-05
KR890017717A (ko) 1989-12-18
EP0343411A2 (en) 1989-11-29
EP0343411B1 (en) 1994-03-02
US4894201A (en) 1990-01-16

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