Methods and tools for installing reactor components
AssigneeJohnson Matthey Public Limited Company
InventorsWilliam Alan Whittenberger, Joseph W. Whittenberger, Frank James Podojil, III
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Abstract
An installation tool for installing reactor components into a reactor is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a releasable attachment assembly for securing a reactor component support to the tool, the attachment assembly being pivotably inside the housing; a gas supply hose connected to the first end of the housing; and a gas outlet at the second end of the housing in fluid communication with the gas supply hose. The gas outlet is configured to provide gas to expand a reactor component secured by the releasable attachment assembly. A control line for the releasable attachment assembly runs inside the gas supply hose.
Claims8
An installation tool for installing reactor components into a reactor, the tool comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a releasable attachment assembly for securing a reactor component support to the tool,
- the attachment assembly being mounted inside the housing;
- a gas supply hose connected to the first end of the housing;
- and a gas outlet at the second end of the housing in fluid communication with the gas supply hose,
- wherein the gas outlet is configured to provide gas to expand a reactor component secured by the releasable attachment assembly and wherein a control line for the releasable attachment assembly runs inside the gas supply hose;
- wherein the installation tool comprises a seal assembly mounted on the second end of the housing and the gas outlet is configured to provide pressurized gas to expand the reactor component via the seal assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.