Support grid

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1972-05-30

1976-12-07

Frazier, Roy D.

Heat exchange

With valve or movable deflector for heat exchange fluid flow

With by-pass of heat exchanger or heat exchanger section

165162, 176 78, 248 68R, 403173, 403346, 134182, 137590, G21c 334

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039961028

ABSTRACT:
A grid or lattice structure for a nuclear reactor fuel element support in accordance with the invention includes two components that are successively joined by electron beam welding. Extruded cruciform bars which provide the lattice nodes and flat plates which interconnect these nodes, are for example, typical components. Electron beam welding these components together avoids the need for a filler metal, and the welding sequence avoids distortion, thereby obviating the need for post machining operations. Consequently, the plates and bars can be provided with machined positioning or fastening fittings before the lattice is assembled. Illustratively, studs on the cruciform bars are used to join these bars to the elementary plates that form the individual components of a reactor coolant flow distribution plate.

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