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Triangular lattice for LWR square fuel assemblies

US5627865A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1995
Grant dateMay 6, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2015

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

Abstract

A nuclear fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor, comprising an outer channel having a substantially square cross-sectional area, and fuel rods arranged with a predetermined pitch in an array of 10.times.12 where the centers of the fuel rods are located at the vertices of equilateral triangles.

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