Wear resistant coating for fuel cladding
US5268946A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wear resistant coating (50) for fuel rod cladding (20) comprises a ceramic material (52) which is premixed with a glass (54). The cladding tube is heated and the ceramic/glass mixture is flame sprayed onto the cladding tube. The coating is applied to lower portions of the fuel rods (10) in the area of the first support grid (12) where debris tends to fret the fuel rod.
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