Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods and other high temperature applications
Abstract
A nuclear thermoacoustic device includes a housing defining an interior chamber and a portion of nuclear fuel disposed in the interior chamber. A stack is disposed in the interior chamber and has a hot end and a cold end. The stack is spaced from the portion of nuclear fuel with the hot end directed toward the portion of nuclear fuel. The stack and portion of nuclear fuel are positioned such that an acoustic standing wave is produced in the interior chamber. A frequency of the acoustic standing wave depends on a temperature in the interior chamber.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1356207
- Patent Number(s):
- 9646723
- Application Number:
- 13/968,936
- Assignee:
- The Penn State Research Foundation
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Garrett, Steven L., Smith, James A., and Kotter, Dale K. Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods and other high temperature applications. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Garrett, Steven L., Smith, James A., & Kotter, Dale K. Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods and other high temperature applications. United States.
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"Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods and other high temperature applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356207.
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abstractNote = {A nuclear thermoacoustic device includes a housing defining an interior chamber and a portion of nuclear fuel disposed in the interior chamber. A stack is disposed in the interior chamber and has a hot end and a cold end. The stack is spaced from the portion of nuclear fuel with the hot end directed toward the portion of nuclear fuel. The stack and portion of nuclear fuel are positioned such that an acoustic standing wave is produced in the interior chamber. A frequency of the acoustic standing wave depends on a temperature in the interior chamber.},
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year = {Tue May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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