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Intermediate mixing grid

US4951299A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 1989
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An intermediate mixing grid for nuclear reactor fuel assemblies is made without the usual perimeter strip. The ends of the grid members are formed so that they hold the fuel rods at the edges of the assembly in place.

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