Crack detection cell for checking the leakproofness of fuel element units
US4225388A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the detection of cracks in fuel element units using a crack detection cell, the cell includes heating means which are energized to heat the unit. The heating means form part of a pocket in which the unit is received, the pocket being received in a double-walled chamber which can be thermally insulated from the surrounding medium.
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