Automatically closing swing gate closure assembly
Abstract
A swing gate closure assembly for nuclear reactor tipoff assembly wherein the swing gate is cammed open by a fuel element or spacer but is reliably closed at a desired closing rate primarily by hydraulic forces in the absence of a fuel charge.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866672
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4762666
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- automatically; closing; swing; gate; closure; assembly; nuclear; reactor; tipoff; cammed; fuel; element; spacer; reliably; closed; desired; rate; primarily; hydraulic; forces; absence; charge; closure assembly; fuel element; nuclear reactor; swing gate; closing rate; hydraulic force; gate closure; automatically closing; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Chang, Shih-Chih, Schuck, William J, and Gilmore, Richard F. Automatically closing swing gate closure assembly. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Chang, Shih-Chih, Schuck, William J, & Gilmore, Richard F. Automatically closing swing gate closure assembly. United States.
Chang, Shih-Chih, Schuck, William J, and Gilmore, Richard F. 1988.
"Automatically closing swing gate closure assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866672.
@article{osti_866672,
title = {Automatically closing swing gate closure assembly},
author = {Chang, Shih-Chih and Schuck, William J and Gilmore, Richard F},
abstractNote = {A swing gate closure assembly for nuclear reactor tipoff assembly wherein the swing gate is cammed open by a fuel element or spacer but is reliably closed at a desired closing rate primarily by hydraulic forces in the absence of a fuel charge.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/866672},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}
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