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公开(公告)号:WO2022098613A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:PCT/US2021/057644
申请日:2021-11-02
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: SALASIN, John R. , FISHER, Benjamin D.
IPC: B29C64/165 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y70/00 , G21F5/008
Abstract: Additive manufacturing compositions include low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles that have an absorbance for wavelengths of 300 nm to 700 nm that is equal to or greater than 0 Au and is less 1.0 Au, such as 0.001 Au ≤ absorbance ≤ 0.7 Au. Slurries including such particles and an uranium-containing particle and that are used in additive manufacturing processes have an increased penetration depth for curative radiation. Removal of low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles during post-processing of as-manufactured products results in pores that create porosity in the as-manufactured product that provide a volume accommodating fission gases and/or can enhance wicking of certain heat pipe coolant liquids. Low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles can be functionalized for improved properties, for example, with fissionable material for improved ceramic yields, with burnable poisons or stabilizers for increased homogeneity, with stabilizers for localized delivery of the stabilizer, or with combinations thereof.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021108233A2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-03
申请号:PCT/US2020/061411
申请日:2020-11-20
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: KITCHEN, Ryan Scott , FISHER, Benjamin D.
IPC: B05D7/22 , B05C13/02 , B29C64/129 , B29C64/268 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , G06T2207/30164 , G06T7/0008 , G06T7/001 , G06T7/62
Abstract: Methods to in-situ monitor production of additive manufacturing products collects images from the deposition process on a layer-by-layer basis, including a void image of the pattern left in a slurry layer after deposition of a layer and a displacement image formed by immersing the just-deposited layer in a renewed slurry layer. Image properties of the void image and displacement image are corrected and then compared to a binary expected image from a computer generated model to identify defects in the just-deposited layer on a layer-by-layer basis. Additional methods use the output from the comparison to form a 3D model corresponding to at least a portion of the additive manufacturing product. Components to control the additive manufacturing operation based on digital model data and to in-situ monitor successive layers for manufacturing defects can be embodied in a computer system or computer-aided machine, such as a computer controlled additive manufacturing machine.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021002903A3
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:PCT/US2020/025948
申请日:2020-03-31
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: FISHER, Benjamin D. , SALASIN, John R. , GRAMLICH, Craig D. , WITTER, Jonathan K.
Abstract: Nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure has an active core region including fuel element structures, a reflector with rotatable neutron absorber structures (such as drum absorbers), and a core former conformal mating the outer surface of the fuel element structures to the reflector. Fuel element structures are arranged abutting nearest neighbor fuel element structures in a tri-pitch design. Cladding bodies defining coolant channels are inserted into and joined to lower and upper core plates to from a continuous structure that is a first portion of the containment structure. The nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure can be incorporated into a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for propulsion applications, such as space propulsion.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021002903A2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:PCT/US2020/025948
申请日:2020-03-31
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: FISHER, Benjamin D. , SALASIN, John R. , GRAMLICH, Craig D. , WITTER, Jonathan K.
IPC: G21D5/02
Abstract: Nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure has an active core region including fuel element structures, a reflector with rotatable neutron absorber structures (such as drum absorbers), and a core former conformal mating the outer surface of the fuel element structures to the reflector. Fuel element structures are arranged abutting nearest neighbor fuel element structures in a tri-pitch design. Cladding bodies defining coolant channels are inserted into and joined to lower and upper core plates to from a continuous structure that is a first portion of the containment structure. The nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure can be incorporated into a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for propulsion applications, such as space propulsion.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021071599A2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:PCT/US2020/047722
申请日:2020-08-25
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: GRAMLICH, Craig D. , FISHER, Benjamin D. , RUSSELL II, William E.
Abstract: Nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure has an active core region including fuel element structures, a reflector with rotatable neutron absorber structures (such as drum absorbers), and a core former conformal mating the outer surface of the fuel element structures to the reflector. Fuel element structures are arranged abutting nearest neighbor fuel element structures in a tri-pitch design. Cladding bodies defining coolant channels are inserted into and joined to upper and lower core plates to from a continuous structure that is a first portion of the containment structure. The nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure can be incorporated into a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for propulsion applications, such as space propulsion.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021002902A2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-07
申请号:PCT/US2020/025944
申请日:2020-03-31
Applicant: BWXT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Inventor: FISHER, Benjamin D. , SALASIN, John R. , WIGGINS, Brian Blake
IPC: G21C21/00 , C08K3/22 , C08K3/14 , C08K3/08 , B29C64/00 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/165 , B33Y70/10 , B29C64/106 , B33Y50/02 , C08F2/08 , C08F2/54 , C08F20/14 , C08F22/1006 , C08K2003/0887 , C08K2003/221 , C08K2201/005 , C08K2201/006 , C08K5/0041 , C08K5/101 , C08K5/19 , C08K5/3492 , C08K5/5397 , G21C3/04 , G21C3/50 , E30
Abstract: Additive manufacturing methods use a surrogate slurry to iteratively develop an additive manufacturing protocol and then substitutes a final slurry composition to then additively manufacture a final component using the developed additive manufacturing protocol. In the nuclear reactor component context, the final slurry composition is a nuclear fuel slurry having a composition: 30-45 vol.% monomer resin, 30-70 vol.% plurality of particles of uranium-containing material, >0-7 vol.% dispersant, photoactivated dye, photoabsorber, photoinitiator, and 0-18 vol.% (as a balance) diluent. The surrogate slurry has a similar composition, but a plurality of surrogate particles selected to represent a uranium-containing material are substituted for the particles of uranium-containing material. The method provides a means for in-situ monitoring of characteristics of the final component during manufacture as well as in-situ volumetric inspection. Compositions of surrogate slurries and nuclear fuel slurries are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:EP4555536A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-21
申请号:EP23840240.8
申请日:2023-07-12
Applicant: BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
Inventor: FISHER, Benjamin D. , GRAMLICH, Craig D. , PIVOVAR, Ross E. , SALASIN, John R. , WITTER, Jonathan K.
IPC: G21C15/257 , G21C1/32 , G21C3/04 , F28D15/02
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公开(公告)号:EP4530069A2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-02
申请号:EP25157388.7
申请日:2020-11-20
Applicant: BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
Inventor: KITCHEN, Ryan Scott , FISHER, Benjamin D.
IPC: B33Y50/02
Abstract: Methods to in-situ monitor production of additive manufacturing products collects images from the deposition process on a layer-by-layer basis, including a void image of the pattern left in a slurry layer after deposition of a layer and a displacement image formed by immersing the just-deposited layer in a renewed slurry layer. Image properties of the void image and displacement image are corrected and then compared to a binary expected image from a computer generated model to identify defects in the just-deposited layer on a layer-by-layer basis. Additional methods use the output from the comparison to form a 3D model corresponding to at least a portion of the additive manufacturing product. Components to control the additive manufacturing operation based on digital model data and to in-situ monitor successive layers for manufacturing defects can be embodied in a computer system or computer-aided machine, such as a computer controlled additive manufacturing machine.
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公开(公告)号:EP4490757A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-15
申请号:EP23767401.5
申请日:2023-03-07
Applicant: BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
Inventor: FISHER, Benjamin D. , SALASIN, John R. , GARNER, David J. , FOLMAR, Christopher N. , MCCOY, Sabrina
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公开(公告)号:EP4240576A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-13
申请号:EP21889892.2
申请日:2021-11-02
Applicant: BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
Inventor: SALASIN, John R. , FISHER, Benjamin D.
IPC: B29C64/165 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y70/00 , G21F5/008
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