Lower connector for a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor, comprising an adaptor plate and a filtration plate
US5160697A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The lower connector comprises an adaptor plate of square shape, traversed by water passage orifices, and a filtration plate pierced with holes of small dimensions and abutting against the adaptor plate. The water passage orifices of the adaptor plate are arranged completely symmetrically in relation to the medians and to the diagonals of the adaptor plate. The set of orifices in each of the zones of the adaptor plate limited by a diagonal and a median comprises orifices have an oblong cross-section and, if appropriate, water passage orifices of a different shape. The filtration plate comprises sets of holes of small dimensions arranged in the zones of the plate which come into alignment with the oblong orifices of the adaptor plate.
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