Improvements relating to selector valves for nuclear reactors

Patent · Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EDT 1973

OSTI ID:4313798

Burbridge, J B

S>Reference is made to multi-way selector valves for use in the gas passages of reactors, and particularly applicable for use in selectively coupling any one of the fuel channels of a reactor core to a sampling device. The housing of the valve described has a ring of equally spaced ports and a rotor coaxial with the ring of valve ports, together with an indexing member. The latter is attached to a shuttle member guided for axial movement in the valve housing and driven by a bellows mounted within the housing. The rotor has a selector conduit member whose mouth cooperates with the ring of valve ports to connect a selected port to an outlet. (UK)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-29-023453
• OSTI ID: 4313798
• Report Number(s): GB 1334844
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

*GAS COOLED REACTORS-- PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS
*PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS-- VALVES
*SAMPLERS
*VALVES
FUEL CHANNELS
N77300* --Reactors--Power Reactors
Non-breeding
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