1975-03-07
1976-11-30
Engle, Samuel W.
176 76, G21C 336
Patent
active
039947793
ABSTRACT:
A spacer for positioning at least the four corner fuel rods in a tubular flow channel of a nuclear reactor is disclosed. The spacer comprises a support member having four side bands interconnected by four corner bands to form a unitary structure. Each of the side bands has a L-shaped lobe adjacent each of its ends with one leg of each lobe extending to the adjacent end of its side band. Each of the corner bands is narrower than the side bands and is offset so as to be spaced from the lobe. One leg of each lobe is positioned to engage the tubular flow channel to maintain proper spacing between the flow channel and the adjacent corner fuel rod and to improve the thermal-hydraulic performance of the spacer.
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Brayman Kenneth Wood
Dix Gary Errol
George Donald Keith
Rawlings James Charles
Engle Samuel W.
General Electric Company
James, Jr. Ivor J.
Laub Sam E.
Nelson Peter A.
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