Triangular lattice for LWR square fuel assemblies
US5627865A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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