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Title: Bolt failure detection

Abstract

Bolts of a liquid metal fast breeder reactor, each bolt provided with an internal chamber filled with a specific, unique radioactive tag gas. Detection of the tag gas is indicative of a crack in an identifiable bolt.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
864993
Patent Number(s):
4447388
Application Number:
06/325,880
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC15-76CL02395
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1981 Nov 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
bolt; failure; detection; bolts; liquid; metal; fast; breeder; reactor; provided; internal; chamber; filled; specific; unique; radioactive; tag; gas; indicative; crack; identifiable; chamber filled; breeder reactor; fast breeder; liquid metal; metal fast; tag gas; failure detection; internal chamber; /376/

Citation Formats

Sutton, Jr., Harry G. Bolt failure detection. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Sutton, Jr., Harry G. Bolt failure detection. United States.
Sutton, Jr., Harry G. Sun . "Bolt failure detection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864993.
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