METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES
Abstract
An improved process is presented for providing uranium slugs with thin walled aluminum jackets. Since aluminum has a slightiy higher coefficient of thermal expansion than does uraaium, both uranium slugs and aluminum cans are heated to an elevated temperature of about 180 C, and the slug are inserted in the cans at that temperature. During the subsequent cooling of the assembly, the aluminum contracts more than does the uranium and a tight shrink fit is thus assured.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4303080
- Patent Number(s):
- 2848800
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-004301
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ALUMINUM; COOLING; DEFORMATION; EXPANSION; FUEL CANS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEATING; JACKETS; LAYERS; RODS; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRESSES; URANIUM; VOLUME
Citation Formats
Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, and Tepe, J B. METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, & Tepe, J B. METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES. United States.
Maloney, J O, Haines, E B, and Tepe, J B. Tue .
"METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES". United States.
@article{osti_4303080,
title = {METHOD OF JACKETING URANIUM BODIES},
author = {Maloney, J O and Haines, E B and Tepe, J B},
abstractNote = {An improved process is presented for providing uranium slugs with thin walled aluminum jackets. Since aluminum has a slightiy higher coefficient of thermal expansion than does uraaium, both uranium slugs and aluminum cans are heated to an elevated temperature of about 180 C, and the slug are inserted in the cans at that temperature. During the subsequent cooling of the assembly, the aluminum contracts more than does the uranium and a tight shrink fit is thus assured.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {8}
}
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