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Title: Reactor control rod timing system

Abstract

A fluid driven jet-edge whistle timing system for control rods of a nuclear reactor for producing real-time detection of the timing of each control rod in its scram operation. An important parameter in reactor safety, particularly for liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBR), is the time deviation between the time the control rod is released and the time the rod actually reaches the down position. The whistle has a nearly pure tone signal with center frequency (above 100 kHz) far above the frequency band in which the energy of the background noise is concentrated. Each control rod can be fitted with a whistle with a different frequency so that there is no ambiguity in differentiating the signal from each control rod.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Clifton Park, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864128
Patent Number(s):
4314881
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(04-3)-893
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
reactor; control; rod; timing; fluid; driven; jet-edge; whistle; rods; nuclear; producing; real-time; detection; scram; operation; parameter; safety; particularly; liquid; metal; fast; breeder; reactors; lmfbr; time; deviation; released; reaches; position; nearly; pure; tone; signal; center; frequency; 100; khz; band; energy; background; noise; concentrated; fitted; ambiguity; differentiating; reactor safety; tone signal; reactor control; breeder reactor; fast breeder; control rod; nuclear reactor; liquid metal; metal fast; breeder reactors; control rods; background noise; real-time detection; fluid driven; frequency band; fluid drive; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Wu, Peter T. K.. Reactor control rod timing system. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Wu, Peter T. K.. Reactor control rod timing system. United States.
Wu, Peter T. K.. Fri . "Reactor control rod timing system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864128.
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author = {Wu, Peter T. K.},
abstractNote = {A fluid driven jet-edge whistle timing system for control rods of a nuclear reactor for producing real-time detection of the timing of each control rod in its scram operation. An important parameter in reactor safety, particularly for liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBR), is the time deviation between the time the control rod is released and the time the rod actually reaches the down position. The whistle has a nearly pure tone signal with center frequency (above 100 kHz) far above the frequency band in which the energy of the background noise is concentrated. Each control rod can be fitted with a whistle with a different frequency so that there is no ambiguity in differentiating the signal from each control rod.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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