US3178358A
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Boiling water nuclear reactor with drying and superheat arrangement
Assignee: ABB Norden Holding AB
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Filing: 1962-12-27
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1982-12-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Soderholm Lars Erik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:41
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C15/00; G21C15/16; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/08; G21C1/082; G21C15/02; G21C15/04; G21C15/20; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISNG TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING INNER SPACES THERETHROUGH AND TUBULAR MEANS FOR PASSING A LIQUID COOLANT ALONG THE OUTER SIDE OF EACH OF SAID TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES, SAID COOLANT BEING WARMED UP AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE BOILING POINT DURING SAID PASSAGE, GUIDING BLADES ARRANGED IN INCLINED POSITION IN SAID TUBULAR MEANS AT THE END OF SAID FUEL ASSEMBLIES, A FUNNEL-SHPAED SURFACE ARRANGED ADJACNET TO SAID GUIDING BLADES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FLOW OF SAID COOLANT IN SAID TUBULAR MEANS AND INCREASING IN CROSS-SECTION IN THE DIRECTION OF SUCH FLOW, AND MEANS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID FUNNEL-SHAPED SURFACE FOR COLLECTING THE STEAM GENERATED AT SAID FUNNEL-SHPAED SURFACE AND FOR LEADING IT THROUGH THE INNER SPACES, OF SAID TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES WHILE PERMITTING THE ESCAPE OF LIQUID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISNG TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING INNER SPACES THERETHROUGH AND TUBULAR MEANS FOR PASSING A LIQUID COOLANT ALONG THE OUTER SIDE OF EACH OF SAID TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES, SAID COOLANT BEING WARMED UP AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE BOILING POINT DURING SAID PASSAGE, GUIDING BLADES ARRANGED IN INCLINED POSITION IN SAID TUBULAR MEANS AT THE END OF SAID FUEL ASSEMBLIES, A FUNNEL-SHPAED SURFACE ARRANGED ADJACNET TO SAID GUIDING BLADES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FLOW OF SAID COOLANT IN SAID TUBULAR MEANS AND INCREASING IN CROSS-SECTION IN THE DIRECTION OF SUCH FLOW, AND MEANS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SAID FUNNEL-SHAPED SURFACE FOR COLLECTING THE STEAM GENERATED AT SAID FUNNEL-SHPAED SURFACE AND FOR LEADING IT THROUGH THE INNER SPACES, OF SAID TUBULAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES WHILE PERMITTING THE ESCAPE OF LIQUID.
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