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Title: Structures for heat insulation of surfaces within a nuclear reactor. [LMFBR]

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5776442

Each panel of a heat-insulating structure contains a stack of wire fabric elements and is maintained applied against the surface to be protected by means of a double fixing system comprising a tubular member which carries a clamping nut and a bearing plate, said member being rigidly fixed to the surface, and a threaded stud mounted coaxially within the tubular member. The stud carries a nut and a washer for preventing the panel from falling in the event of failure of the tubular member.

Assignee:
Commissariat A L Energie Atomique (France)
Patent Number(s):
US 4284474
OSTI ID:
5776442
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 7 Apr 1978, France
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English