Lower end fixing body for improving flow path resistance of in-core detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10403406-B2
Application number	US-201515515130-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2015
Priority date	Dec 11, 2014
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lower end fitting for reducing flow resistance due to an in-core instrument in a nuclear fuel assembly, that is, a lower end fitting (100) having a plurality of flow holes for a nuclear fuel assembly, in which the flow holes (121) are formed under an assembly groove in which an instrumentation tube (131) for a nuclear fuel assembly is inserted, and at least two or more flow holes (121) are formed at a predetermined distance from the central axis (C) of the instrumentation tube (131).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A nuclear fuel assembly lower end fitting comprising:
a flow channel plate on which a plurality of fuel rods and instrumentation tube are disposed;
an assembly groove formed in the flow channel plate, wherein the instrumentation tube is inserted into the assembly groove, wherein an outer surface of the instrumentation tube contacts with a side wall of the assembly groove, wherein the assembly groove includes a center vertical axis;
a plurality of first flow holes formed in the flow channel plate around the assembly groove; and
a plurality of second flow holes formed in the flow channel plate under the assembly groove, wherein the second flow holes communicate with the assembly groove,
wherein
all of the second flow holes are spaced the same distance from the vertical axis at regular interval with each other, and
none of the second flow holes extend under the vertical axis, and
all of the second flow holes are spaced inward from the side wall of the assembly groove, wherein a lower end of the instrumentation tube does not block the second flow holes even when the lower end of the instrumentation tube contacts a bottom of the assembly groove.

2. The nuclear fuel assembly lower end fitting of claim 1 , wherein the second flow holes are arranged symmetrically around the vertical axis.

Assignees

• Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jin Sun
• Kim Jae Ik
• Jeon Sang Youn
• Eom Kyong Bo
• Ha Dong Geun
• Kim Seong Soo
• Ryu Joo Young
• Kwon O Cheol
• Ryu Su Pil
• Lee Hak In
• Chun Joo Hong
• Kim Ba Leum

Classifications

• G21C17/10

  Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain · CPC title

• G21C15/02

  Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; {Coolant flow control devices (G21C19/04 takes precedence; coolant flow control through fuel assemblies, e.g. flow restrictors G21C3/322)} · CPC title

• G21C3/3305

  Lower nozzle · CPC title

• G21C17/108

  Measuring reactor flux · CPC title

• G21C3/322 Primary

  Means to influence the coolant flow through or around the bundles · CPC title