Control rod flow diverters
US5064602A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Flux-trap control rod flow diverters comprising a series of tabs formed along the length of one side of a hafnium neutron absorber tube, and bent inwards towards the opposing side so as to allow water in one side of the tube, and simultaneously divert internal water out of corresponding openings formed in the opposing side of the tube. In this way the internal water does not stay inside the control rod long enough to boil, and the water's effectiveness as a neutron moderator is assured.
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