Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for a BWR jet pump inlet mixer support
- Patent Title (中): 用于BWR喷射泵入口混合器支架的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12851942Application Date: 2010-08-06
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Publication No.: US08731134B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Michael S. DeFilippis , Norbert Wroblewski
- Applicant: Michael S. DeFilippis , Norbert Wroblewski
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC
- Main IPC: G21C15/25
- IPC: G21C15/25 ; G21D1/02

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) jet pump inlet mixer support that provides rigid support for inlet mixers. The inlet mixer support attaches to a conventional BWR jet pump assembly to pull the inlet mixer away from the centerline of a riser pipe or maintain the existing inlet mixer position. The inlet mixer support may provide redundant support that may otherwise be provided by set screws of a conventional restrainer assembly. The inlet mixer support may, alternatively, be used in lieu of conventional set screws. The inlet mixer support may also counter-act additional side loading that may be applied to inlet mixers to stabilize inlet mixer movement and vibration when the BWR jet pump assembly is in operation. Optionally, the inlet mixer support may also prevent removal of existing restrainer bracket set screws.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120033782A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A BWR JET PUMP INLET MIXER SUPPORT Public/Granted day:2012-02-09
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