Method for measuring the deflection of a fuel element can for a fuel element of a boiling water reactor
US9747679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for measuring the deflection of a fuel element can for a fuel element of a boiling water reactor involves taking an image of the fuel element can with a camera and evaluating the image using photogrammetry. By means of the method, it is possible to determine the deflection of a fuel element can by taking a single image, even in the absence of external structural features recognizable in the image, and without knowledge of the relative position between the camera and the fuel element can.
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