US3133000A
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Fuel elements for nuclear reactors
Assignee: The General Electric Company PLC
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Filing: 1959-07-01
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1979-07-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hartnell-Beavis Michael Carl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:42
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/06; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/901; Y10S376/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING AN ELONGATED CHANNEL IN WHICH FUEL MEMBRS ARE ARRANGED TO BE DISPOSED AND THROUGH WHICH CHANNEL A FLUID HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM IS ARRANGED TO FLOW IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE CHANNEL TO EXTRACT HEAT FROM SUCH MEMBERS DURING OPERATION OF THE REACTOR: A FUEL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING (A) AN ELONGATED CARRIER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED IN SAID CHANNEL, (B) SAID CARRIER INCLUDING MEANS PROVIDING AN INTERNAL DUCT WITHIN SAID CARRIER (I) WHICH DUCT IS DEFINED BY OPEN ENDS AND BY SIDES FORMING A CLOSED CROSS-SECTION AND (II) WHICH DUCT EXTENDS END-TO-END IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CHANNEL FOR THE FLOW THROUGH THE DUCT OF THE FLUID HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF THE CHANNEL AND OF THE CARRIER, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING AN ELONGATED CHANNEL IN WHICH FUEL MEMBRS ARE ARRANGED TO BE DISPOSED AND THROUGH WHICH CHANNEL A FLUID HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM IS ARRANGED TO FLOW IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE CHANNEL TO EXTRACT HEAT FROM SUCH MEMBERS DURING OPERATION OF THE REACTOR: A FUEL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING (A) AN ELONGATED CARRIER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED IN SAID CHANNEL, (B) SAID CARRIER INCLUDING MEANS PROVIDING AN INTERNAL DUCT WITHIN SAID CARRIER (I) WHICH DUCT IS DEFINED BY OPEN ENDS AND BY SIDES FORMING A CLOSED CROSS-SECTION AND (II) WHICH DUCT EXTENDS END-TO-END IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID CHANNEL FOR THE FLOW THROUGH THE DUCT OF THE FLUID HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF THE CHANNEL AND OF THE CARRIER, AND
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