Low pressure drop easy load end cap
US5282233A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A low pressure drop easy load fuel assembly rod end cap 40 for pressurized water reactor fuel assembly rods 10 has a solid Zircaloy radiused tip 42. The tip 42 blends into a longitudinal profile defined by a smooth convex curve 44,46 which blends into a substantially cylindrical surface portion 48 of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the fuel cladding tube or other shank 50.
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