Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for a jet pump three point slip joint clamp
- Patent Title (中): 喷射泵三点滑动接头夹具的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12982280Application Date: 2010-12-30
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Publication No.: US08964929B2Publication Date: 2015-02-24
- Inventor: Robin D. Sprague , Bret E. Nelson
- Applicant: Robin D. Sprague , Bret E. Nelson
- 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, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: G21C15/00
- IPC: G21C15/00 ; G21C19/28 ; G21C13/032 ; G21C15/25

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) jet pump three point slip joint clamp to mitigate sleep joint leakage flow induced vibration of a BWR jet pump assembly. A collar, provided as one seamless component or in separate portions, is installed on the upper crown of a diffuser. The collar includes a lower set of fasteners and an upper set of fasteners that contact the inlet mixer and diffuser, respectively, to horizontally stabilize the inlet mixer in a fixed position inside of the diffuser. The upper fasteners may be anchored by bosses that ensure a light-weight design of the collar. An optional cantilevered seal (including a cantilevered overhang and a lip) may mitigate leakage from the slip joint interface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120170704A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A JET PUMP THREE POINT SLIP JOINT CLAMP Public/Granted day:2012-07-05
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