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US 5,282,233 AGranted
Low pressure drop easy load end cap
AssigneeCombustion Engineering, Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Bryan
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Abstract
A low pressure drop easy load fuel assembly rod end cap 40 for pressurized water reactor fuel assembly rods 10 has a solid Zircaloy radiused tip 42. The tip 42 blends into a longitudinal profile defined by a smooth convex curve 44,46 which blends into a substantially cylindrical surface portion 48 of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the fuel cladding tube or other shank 50.
Claims4
A low pressure drop easy load fuel assembly rod end cap for pressurized water reactor fuel assembly comprises:
- a solid radiused tip with a longitudinal profile defined by a smooth convex curve blending to a substantially cylindrical surface portion of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the rod shank to which it is to be attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.