Defect scriber

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1978-04-28

1979-05-01

Yost, Frank T.

Cutting

Other than completely through work thickness or through work...

Scoring

83180, 83184, 83586, B26D 308

Patent

active

041517733

ABSTRACT:
This disclosure describes a device for repeatably scribing a V-shaped scratch having sharply defined dimensions on the interior surface of a nuclear reactor fuel rod tube. A cutting tool having a V-shaped cutting tip is supported within the fuel rod tube so that the V-shaped cutting tip can be pivoted about an axis and scribe a scratch on the interior surface of the fuel rod tube. Lengthwise the scratch runs parallel to a line drawn through the axis of the fuel rod tube and is in the shape of an arc, and widthwise the scratch is V-shaped. This shape is used because the dimensions of the scratch can be plugged into appropriate formulas to calculate stress intensity of cracks in fuel rod tubes. Since the fuel rod tubes which are to be scribed may be radioactive, the scratching assembly is designed for use in a fixture which allows it to be operated in a cave by remote control handling devices.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1588200 (1926-06-01), Skelton
patent: 1790515 (1931-01-01), Trumble
patent: 3464313 (1969-09-01), Shay et al.
patent: 3759140 (1973-09-01), Connelly

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