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Deposition of integrated protective material into zirconium cladding for nuclear reactors by high-velocity thermal application
US8971476B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8971476-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213670808-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | Nov 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A zirconium alloy nuclear reactor cylindrical cladding has an inner Zr substrate surface ( 10 ), an outer volume of protective material ( 22 ), and an integrated middle volume ( 20 ) of zirconium oxide, zirconium and protective material, where the protective material is applied by impaction at a velocity greater than 340 meters/second to provide the integrated middle volume ( 20 ) resulting in structural integrity for the cladding.
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What is claimed is: 1. A zirconium alloy nuclear reactor cylindrical cladding, subject to a nuclear reactor environment, the cladding having an inner surface and inner volume of zirconium alloy, an outer surface and outer volume of a protective material, wherein the protective material is a Ti—Al—C ceramic, and an integrated middle volume of zirconium oxide, zirconium, and excess sound velocity-impacted protective material, where the highest density of protective material…
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- What does patent US8971476B2 cover?
- A zirconium alloy nuclear reactor cylindrical cladding has an inner Zr substrate surface ( 10 ), an outer volume of protective material ( 22 ), and an integrated middle volume ( 20 ) of zirconium oxide, zirconium and protective material, where the protective material is applied by impaction at a velocity greater than 340 meters/second to provide the integrated middle volume ( 20 ) resulting in …
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- Westinghouse Electric Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G21C3/07. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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