Nuclear radiation actuated valve
Abstract
A nuclear radiation actuated valve for a nuclear reactor. The valve has a valve first part (such as a valve rod with piston) and a valve second part (such as a valve tube surrounding the valve rod, with the valve tube having side slots surrounding the piston). Both valve parts have known nuclear radiation swelling characteristics. The valve's first part is positioned to receive nuclear radiation from the nuclear reactor's fuel region. The valve's second part is positioned so that its nuclear radiation induced swelling is different from that of the valve's first part. The valve's second part also is positioned so that the valve's first and second parts create a valve orifice which changes in size due to the different nuclear radiation caused swelling of the valve's first part compared to the valve's second part. The valve may be used in a nuclear reactor's core coolant system.
- Inventors:
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- Kennewick, WA
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865311
- Patent Number(s):
- 4493812
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16K - VALVES
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-77-C-14-2170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nuclear; radiation; actuated; valve; reactor; rod; piston; tube; surrounding; slots; swelling; characteristics; positioned; receive; fuel; region; induced; create; orifice; changes; size; due; caused; compared; core; coolant; radiation induced; tube surrounding; nuclear radiation; nuclear reactor; actuated valve; induced swelling; core coolant; radiation actuated; radiation swelling; fuel region; valve rod; valve tube; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Christiansen, David W, and Schively, Dixon P. Nuclear radiation actuated valve. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Christiansen, David W, & Schively, Dixon P. Nuclear radiation actuated valve. United States.
Christiansen, David W, and Schively, Dixon P. Tue .
"Nuclear radiation actuated valve". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865311.
@article{osti_865311,
title = {Nuclear radiation actuated valve},
author = {Christiansen, David W and Schively, Dixon P},
abstractNote = {A nuclear radiation actuated valve for a nuclear reactor. The valve has a valve first part (such as a valve rod with piston) and a valve second part (such as a valve tube surrounding the valve rod, with the valve tube having side slots surrounding the piston). Both valve parts have known nuclear radiation swelling characteristics. The valve's first part is positioned to receive nuclear radiation from the nuclear reactor's fuel region. The valve's second part is positioned so that its nuclear radiation induced swelling is different from that of the valve's first part. The valve's second part also is positioned so that the valve's first and second parts create a valve orifice which changes in size due to the different nuclear radiation caused swelling of the valve's first part compared to the valve's second part. The valve may be used in a nuclear reactor's core coolant system.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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