CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE
Abstract
A device is described that is specifically designed to cast uraniumn fuel rods in a vacuunn, in order to obtain flawless, nonoxidized castings which subsequently require a maximum of machining or wastage of the expensive processed material. A chamber surrounded with heating elements is connected to the molds, and the entire apparatus is housed in an airtight container. A charge of uranium is placed in the chamber, heated, then is allowed to flow into the molds While being rotated. Water circulating through passages in the molds chills the casting to form a fine grained fuel rod in nearly finished form.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4310744
- Patent Number(s):
- 2829408
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014426
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; AIR; CASTING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFIGURATION; DEFECTS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEATING; MACHINING; OXIDATION; PATENT; RODS; URANIUM; VACUUM; VESSELS; WATER
Citation Formats
Shuck, A B. CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Shuck, A B. CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE. United States.
Shuck, A B. Tue .
"CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE". United States.
@article{osti_4310744,
title = {CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE},
author = {Shuck, A B},
abstractNote = {A device is described that is specifically designed to cast uraniumn fuel rods in a vacuunn, in order to obtain flawless, nonoxidized castings which subsequently require a maximum of machining or wastage of the expensive processed material. A chamber surrounded with heating elements is connected to the molds, and the entire apparatus is housed in an airtight container. A charge of uranium is placed in the chamber, heated, then is allowed to flow into the molds While being rotated. Water circulating through passages in the molds chills the casting to form a fine grained fuel rod in nearly finished form.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {4}
}
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