US3240677A
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Nuclear reactor having pressure tubes
Assignee: Sulzer AG
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Filing: 1963-06-06
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1983-06-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunzli Albert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:49
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/14; G21C1/16; G21C1/18; G21C1/20; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF PRESSURE TUBES, A MODERATOR SURROUNDING SAID PRESSURE TUBES, A PLURALITY OF OBLONG SHAPED MEANS AMDE OF MODERATING MATERIAL AND PLACED IN AXIALLY ALIGNED POSITION IN EACH OF SAID TUBES, EACH OF SAID SHAPED MEANS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS, SAID CHANNELS OF AXIALLY ALIGNED SHAPED MEANS BEING ALIGNED TO FORM CONTINUOUS CHANNELS LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TUBES, A FUEL ROD IN EACH OF SAID CONTINUOUS CHANNELS, A COOLANT FLOWING THROUGH SAID CHANNELS, AND A PLURALITY OF TIE RODS PLACED INSIDE EACH PRESSURE TUBE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO AND PRESSING SAID SHAPED MEANS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF ALIGNMENT OF SAID SHAPED MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF PRESSURE TUBES, A MODERATOR SURROUNDING SAID PRESSURE TUBES, A PLURALITY OF OBLONG SHAPED MEANS AMDE OF MODERATING MATERIAL AND PLACED IN AXIALLY ALIGNED POSITION IN EACH OF SAID TUBES, EACH OF SAID SHAPED MEANS BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS, SAID CHANNELS OF AXIALLY ALIGNED SHAPED MEANS BEING ALIGNED TO FORM CONTINUOUS CHANNELS LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TUBES, A FUEL ROD IN EACH OF SAID CONTINUOUS CHANNELS, A COOLANT FLOWING THROUGH SAID CHANNELS, AND A PLURALITY OF TIE RODS PLACED INSIDE EACH PRESSURE TUBE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO AND PRESSING SAID SHAPED MEANS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF ALIGNMENT OF SAID SHAPED MEANS.
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