FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT
Patent
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OSTI ID:4091936
The described cylindrical fuel element has longitudinally spaced sets of short longitudinal ribs circumferentially spaced from one another. The ribs support the fuel element in a coolant tube so that there is an annular space for coolant flow between the fuel element and the interior of the coolant tube. If the fuel element grows as a result of reactor operation, the circumferential distribution of the ribs maintains the uniformity of the annular space between the coolant tube and the fuel element, and the collapsibility of the ribs prevents the fuel element from becoming jammed in the coolant tube.
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-020369
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Number(s):
- US 2990358
- OSTI ID:
- 4091936
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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