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Title: Simulated nuclear reactor fuel assembly

Abstract

An apparatus for electrically simulating a nuclear reactor fuel assembly. It includes a heater assembly having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of concentric heater tubes having electrical circuitry connected to a power source, and radially spaced from each other. An outer target tube and an inner target tube is concentric with the heater tubes and with each other, and the outer target tube surrounds and is radially spaced from the heater tubes. The inner target tube is surrounded by and radially spaced from the heater tubes and outer target tube. The top of the assembly is generally open to allow for the electrical power connection to the heater tubes, and the bottom of the assembly includes means for completing the electrical circuitry in the heater tubes to provide electrical resistance heating to simulate the power profile in a nuclear reactor. The embedded conductor elements in each heater tube is split into two halves for a substantial portion of its length and provided with electrical isolation such that each half of the conductor is joined at one end and is not joined at the other end.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
EG & G IDAHO INC
OSTI Identifier:
868727
Patent Number(s):
US 5200144
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
simulated; nuclear; reactor; fuel; assembly; apparatus; electrically; simulating; heater; top; bottom; plurality; concentric; tubes; electrical; circuitry; connected; power; source; radially; spaced; outer; target; tube; inner; surrounds; surrounded; allow; connection; means; completing; provide; resistance; heating; simulate; profile; embedded; conductor; elements; split; halves; substantial; portion; length; provided; isolation; half; joined; provide electrical; radially spaced; heater assembly; electrical circuitry; substantial portion; resistance heating; power source; electrical power; nuclear reactor; electrical resistance; reactor fuel; fuel assembly; electrical circuit; heater tubes; electrical isolation; power connection; conductor elements; resistance heat; provide electric; /376/434/976/

Citation Formats

Berta, Victor T. Simulated nuclear reactor fuel assembly. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Berta, Victor T. Simulated nuclear reactor fuel assembly. United States.
Berta, Victor T. 1993. "Simulated nuclear reactor fuel assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868727.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus for electrically simulating a nuclear reactor fuel assembly. It includes a heater assembly having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of concentric heater tubes having electrical circuitry connected to a power source, and radially spaced from each other. An outer target tube and an inner target tube is concentric with the heater tubes and with each other, and the outer target tube surrounds and is radially spaced from the heater tubes. The inner target tube is surrounded by and radially spaced from the heater tubes and outer target tube. The top of the assembly is generally open to allow for the electrical power connection to the heater tubes, and the bottom of the assembly includes means for completing the electrical circuitry in the heater tubes to provide electrical resistance heating to simulate the power profile in a nuclear reactor. The embedded conductor elements in each heater tube is split into two halves for a substantial portion of its length and provided with electrical isolation such that each half of the conductor is joined at one end and is not joined at the other end.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/868727}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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