Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods
Abstract
A nuclear thermoacoustic device includes a housing defining an interior chamber and a portion of nuclear fuel disposed in the interior chamber. A stack is disposed in the interior chamber and has a hot end and a cold end. The stack is spaced from the portion of nuclear fuel with the hot end directed toward the portion of nuclear fuel. The stack and portion of nuclear fuel are positioned such that an acoustic standing wave is produced in the interior chamber. A frequency of the acoustic standing wave depends on a temperature in the interior chamber.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1568309
- Patent Number(s):
- 10283225
- Application Number:
- 15/475,655
- Assignee:
- The Penn State Research Foundation (University Park, PA); U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/31/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Garrett, Steven L., Smith, James A., and Kotter, Dale K. Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web.
Garrett, Steven L., Smith, James A., & Kotter, Dale K. Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods. United States.
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"Thermoacoustic enhancements for nuclear fuel rods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568309.
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