Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Guide thimble of dual tube type structure nuclear fuel assembly
- Patent Title (中): 双管式结构核燃料组件导向套管
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Application No.: US12228567Application Date: 2008-08-13
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Publication No.: US08279995B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Kyung Ho Yoon , Jae Yong Kim , Dong Seok Oh , Young Ho Lee , Kang Hee Lee , Hyung Kyu Kim
- Applicant: Kyung Ho Yoon , Jae Yong Kim , Dong Seok Oh , Young Ho Lee , Kang Hee Lee , Hyung Kyu Kim
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon KR Seoul
- Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute,Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute,Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon KR Seoul
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2007-0081822 20070814
- Main IPC: G21C1/04
- IPC: G21C1/04

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a guide thimble of a nuclear fuel assembly, which is capable of improving the cooling performance and the stability of a nuclear fuel, preventing a flow split in dual-cooling nuclear fuel rod and guide thimble sub channels for obtaining high combustion degree and high power, and minimizing a neutron absorption section in a reaction degree region. Since the guide thimble having the dual tube type structure is adopted, a flow split in the fuel rod and guide thimble sub channels can be reduced, and the degradation in performance of nuclear fuel due to increase of a neutron absorption section can be prevented. In order for compatibility with an existing control rod, a typical guide tube is used as an inner guide thimble, and an outer guide thimble is provided outside the inner guide thimble. Thus, the guide thimble has the dual tube type structure as a whole, and is coupled to the upper and lower end fittings so that it can prevent a flow unbalance due to the flow split in the fuel rod and guide thimble sub channels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090060117A1 Guide thimble of dual tube type structure nuclear fuel assembly Public/Granted day:2009-03-05
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