US3274070A
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Fuel element with improved purge gas arrangement
Assignee: General Dynamics Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-31
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Granted: 1966-09-20
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Expires: 1983-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis E Vanslager
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:51
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/041; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A FUEL ELEMENT FOR USE IN A NUCLLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF BODY PIECES EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A BORE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF FUEL CHAMBERS IN THE WALLS THEREOF, FISSIONABLE FUEL DISPOSED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBERS, MEANS RETAINING SAID BODY PIECES IN COAXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID MEANS HAVING A BORE THERETHROUGH ALLOWING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID BORES IN SAID BODY PIECES, SAID MEANS HAVING A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS IN SAID BODY PIECES, INTERENGAGING MEANS ON SAID RETAINING MEANS AND ON SAID BODY PIECES PREVENTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY PIECES RELATIVE TO SAID RETAINING MEANS, MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT GAS THROUGH SAID BORES OF SAID BODY PIECES, AND MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT GAS INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ONE OF SAID BODY PIECES, WHEREBY SAID COOLANT GAS WILL FLOW INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ONE OF SAID BODY PIECES AND THROUGH SAID RETAINING MEANS INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ANOTHER OF SAID BODY PIECES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A FUEL ELEMENT FOR USE IN A NUCLLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF BODY PIECES EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A BORE EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF FUEL CHAMBERS IN THE WALLS THEREOF, FISSIONABLE FUEL DISPOSED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBERS, MEANS RETAINING SAID BODY PIECES IN COAXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID MEANS HAVING A BORE THERETHROUGH ALLOWING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID BORES IN SAID BODY PIECES, SAID MEANS HAVING A PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS IN SAID BODY PIECES, INTERENGAGING MEANS ON SAID RETAINING MEANS AND ON SAID BODY PIECES PREVENTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID BODY PIECES RELATIVE TO SAID RETAINING MEANS, MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT GAS THROUGH SAID BORES OF SAID BODY PIECES, AND MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT GAS INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ONE OF SAID BODY PIECES, WHEREBY SAID COOLANT GAS WILL FLOW INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ONE OF SAID BODY PIECES AND THROUGH SAID RETAINING MEANS INTO SAID CHAMBER OF ANOTHER OF SAID BODY PIECES.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A CONNECTOR FOR JOINING TWO ELONGATED BODY PIECES IN COAXIAL ALIGNMENT AS A PART OF A FUEL ELEMENT, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH BODY PIECES CONTAINS A FUEL CHAMBER WHEREIN FISSIONABLE FUEL IS DISPOSED, AND WHICH BODY PIECES ALSO HAVE RECESSES WHICH TERMINATE IN BEVELED WALL PORTIONS AND WHICH HAVE ONE THREADED WALL, WHICH CONNECTOR COM-
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A CONNECTOR FOR JOINING TWO ELONGATED BODY PIECES IN COAXIAL ALIGNMENT AS A PART OF A FUEL ELEMENT, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH BODY PIECES CONTAINS A FUEL CHAMBER WHEREIN FISSIONABLE FUEL IS DISPOSED, AND WHICH BODY PIECES ALSO HAVE RECESSES WHICH TERMINATE IN BEVELED WALL PORTIONS AND WHICH HAVE ONE THREADED WALL, WHICH CONNECTOR COM-
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