Patent · US Expired

Bottom nozzle of a fuel assembly for a water-cooled nuclear reactor

US5283812A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 1992
Grant dateFeb 1, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2012

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

Abstract

The adaptor plate (11) comprises ribs (12) which are substantially perpendicular to its faces, projecting from its lower face, delimiting between them cells and zones (15) into each of which emerges a plurality of through-openings (16) of substantially square cross-section which are arranged in a predetermined pattern.

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