GB887713A - Improvements in nuclear fuel sheaths or cans and in nuclear reactors of the kind including fuel enclosed in cans - Google Patents

Improvements in nuclear fuel sheaths or cans and in nuclear reactors of the kind including fuel enclosed in cans

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Publication number
GB887713A
GB887713A GB10390/57A GB1039057A GB887713A GB 887713 A GB887713 A GB 887713A GB 10390/57 A GB10390/57 A GB 10390/57A GB 1039057 A GB1039057 A GB 1039057A GB 887713 A GB887713 A GB 887713A
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cans
fins
lips
nuclear
fuel
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GB10390/57A
Inventor
Jerzy Brzeski
Edwin Charles Mckenzie
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Babcock International Ltd
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Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB7890/57A external-priority patent/GB887712A/en
Application filed by Babcock and Wilcox Ltd filed Critical Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
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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
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/08—Casings; Jackets provided with external means to promote heat-transfer, e.g. fins, baffles
    • 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)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

Abstract

887,713. Nuclear fuel elements. BABCOCK & WILCOX Ltd. March 11, 1958 [March 29, 1957], No. 10390/57. Divided out of 887,712. Class 39(4) A sheath or can 5 for a nuclear fuel element (Figs 2, 3) is provided with fin elements 4 each of which includes a lip portion or portions 6, 7 inclined to the plane of the fin. The fins may form part of a helix of small lead. The edges of the lips may be ground so that they are parallel to the axis of the can. The lips of adjacent fins are aligned parallel to the axis of the can or lie on a helix of large lead. in a modification (Fig. 5, not shown) the lips 6, 7 are inclined in the same direction, i.e. upstream relative to the flow of coolant gas. In another modification, Fig 7, the fins 10 are eccentric with relation to the can, the lips 11, 12 being formed at the parts of the fins extending the minimum and maximum distance from the can. The fins promote circulation of the coolant and improve heat transfer.
GB10390/57A 1957-03-11 1957-03-29 Improvements in nuclear fuel sheaths or cans and in nuclear reactors of the kind including fuel enclosed in cans Expired GB887713A (en)

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GB887713A true GB887713A (en) 1962-01-24

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GB2208749B (en) * 1985-10-07 1989-09-13 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors
GB2208749A (en) * 1985-10-07 1989-04-12 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Gas cooled nuclear reactors
US9355747B2 (en) 2008-12-25 2016-05-31 Thorium Power, Inc. Light-water reactor fuel assembly (alternatives), a light-water reactor, and a fuel element of fuel assembly
US10192644B2 (en) 2010-05-11 2019-01-29 Lightbridge Corporation Fuel assembly
US11862353B2 (en) 2010-05-11 2024-01-02 Thorium Power, Inc. Fuel assembly
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