Technique for controlling shrinkage distortion in cold-pressed annular pellets
Abstract
A process and apparatus are described for the production of annular fuel pellets comprising locating particulate fuel material in a compaction chamber having side walls, a moveable punch located opposite a fixed member and a frustoconical element having a taper of between about 0.010 to 0.015 inches/inch located in about the center of the chamber. The punch is moved toward the fixed surface to compact the particulate material. The compacted pellet is fired to produce sintered pellets having substantially straight inner side walls essentially parallel to the pellet axis.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6355399
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83010514
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-029616; NTS-83-012043; EDB-83-094358
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-76PN00014
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; ANNULAR FUEL ELEMENTS; FABRICATION; FUEL PELLETS; COMPACTING; FUEL ELEMENTS; PELLETS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; 220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements
Citation Formats
Johnson, R G.R., and Burke, T J. Technique for controlling shrinkage distortion in cold-pressed annular pellets. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Johnson, R G.R., & Burke, T J. Technique for controlling shrinkage distortion in cold-pressed annular pellets. United States.
Johnson, R G.R., and Burke, T J. Mon .
"Technique for controlling shrinkage distortion in cold-pressed annular pellets". United States.
@article{osti_6355399,
title = {Technique for controlling shrinkage distortion in cold-pressed annular pellets},
author = {Johnson, R G.R. and Burke, T J},
abstractNote = {A process and apparatus are described for the production of annular fuel pellets comprising locating particulate fuel material in a compaction chamber having side walls, a moveable punch located opposite a fixed member and a frustoconical element having a taper of between about 0.010 to 0.015 inches/inch located in about the center of the chamber. The punch is moved toward the fixed surface to compact the particulate material. The compacted pellet is fired to produce sintered pellets having substantially straight inner side walls essentially parallel to the pellet axis.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Mon Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}
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