Apparatus for transferring an article between fluid-filled vessels
AssigneeAreva Np
InventorManfred Meintker
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for transferring an article from a fluid-filled first vessel into a fluid-filled second vessel or in the opposite direction. The vessel is connected by a connecting element, in which there is a transport device for moving the article. A fluid flow flowing out of the first vessel is maintained in one part of the connecting element, while the article is transported through the connecting element. An apparatus for transferring an article, in particular a nuclear fuel element, between the vessels is also described, in which an extraction device for the discharge of fluid is located on the connecting element.
Claims12
An apparatus for transferring an article comprising:
- a fluid-filled first vessel and a fluid-filled second vessel, each having an interior;
- a connecting element connecting the interiors of said vessels and having first and second issues and an extraction point between said first and second issues, the fluid flowing into said connecting element from said first vessel at said first issue toward said extraction point and the fluid flowing simultaneously into said connecting element from said second vessel at said second issue toward said extraction point under certain system conditions;
- a transport device for moving the article through said connecting element;
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- an extraction device collecting discharged fluid discharged from said connecting element, said extraction device being directly connected to said connecting element at said extraction point located between said first and second issues.
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