Inlet nozzle assembly

Patent · Mon Sep 09 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5664988

Christiansen, D W; Karnesky, R A; Knight, R C; Precechtel, D R; Smith, B G

An inlet nozzle assembly for directing coolant into the duct tube of a fuel assembly attached thereto. The nozzle assembly includes a shell for housing separable components including an orifice plate assembly, a neutron shield block, a neutron shield plug, and a diffuser block. The orifice plate assembly includes a plurality of stacked plates of differently configurated and sized openings for directing coolant therethrough in a predesigned flow pattern.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE86013775
• OSTI ID: 5664988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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