FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4091936
- Patent Number(s):
- 2990358
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-020369
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; CONFIGURATION; COOLANT LOOPS; CYLINDERS; FINS; FUEL ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; PATENT; REACTORS; TUBES
Citation Formats
Wyman, W L. FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT. United States: N. p., 1961.
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Wyman, W L. FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT. United States.
Wyman, W L. Tue .
"FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT". United States.
@article{osti_4091936,
title = {FUEL ELEMENT SUPPORT},
author = {Wyman, W L},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961},
month = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961}
}
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