公开(公告)号：US09159459B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US12286548

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC分类号： G21C15/00 ,  G21C1/00 ,  G21C1/02 ,  G21D1/00 ,  G21C3/00

CPC分类号： G21C1/00 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/00 ,  G21C15/00 ,  G21D1/00 ,  Y02E30/34

摘要： Illustrative embodiments provide systems, applications, apparatuses, and methods related to nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors, methods of transferring heat of a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat from a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat within a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, and the like.

摘要翻译： 说明性实施例提供了与核裂变爆燃波反应堆冷却相关的系统，应用，装置和方法。 说明性实施例和方面包括但不限于核裂变爆燃波反应堆，转移核裂变爆燃波反应堆的热传递方法，从核裂变爆燃波反应堆传递热的方法，在核裂变爆燃波反应堆内传热的方法 ，等等。

公开(公告)号：US08369474B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12460157

申请日：2009-07-13

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C1/04

CPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/322 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C17/10 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system. The flow control assembly is coupled to a nuclear fission module capable of producing a traveling burn wave at a location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly controls flow of a fluid in response to the location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly comprises a flow regulator subassembly configured to be operated according to an operating parameter associated with the nuclear fission module. In addition, the flow regulator subassembly is reconfigurable according to a predetermined input to the flow regulator subassembly. Moreover, the flow control assembly comprises a carriage subassembly coupled to the flow regulator subassembly for adjusting the flow regulator subassembly to vary fluid flow into the nuclear fission module.

摘要翻译： 核裂变反应堆，流量控制组件，其方法和流量控制组装系统。 流量控制组件耦合到能够在相对于核裂变模块的位置处产生行驶燃烧波的核裂变模块。 流量控制组件响应于相对于核裂变模块的位置来控制流体的流动。 流量控制组件包括流量调节器子组件，其被配置为根据与核裂变模块相关联的操作参数来操作。 此外，流量调节器子组件可根据流量调节器子组件的预定输入重新配置。 此外，流量控制组件包括联接到流量调节器子组件的滑架子组件，用于调节流量调节器子组件以改变流入核裂变模块的流体流量。

公开(公告)号：US20100266085A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12386495

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/32

CPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/322 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C17/10 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system. The flow control assembly is coupled to a nuclear fission module capable of producing a traveling burn wave at a location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly controls flow of a fluid in response to the location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly comprises a flow regulator subassembly configured to be operated according to an operating parameter associated with the nuclear fission module. In addition, the flow regulator subassembly is reconfigurable according to a predetermined input to the flow regulator subassembly. Moreover, the flow control assembly comprises a carriage subassembly coupled to the flow regulator subassembly for adjusting the flow regulator subassembly to vary fluid flow into the nuclear fission module.

公开(公告)号：US08320513B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-27

申请号：US12386495

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/32

CPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/322 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C17/10 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system. The flow control assembly is coupled to a nuclear fission module capable of producing a traveling burn wave at a location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly controls flow of a fluid in response to the location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly comprises a flow regulator subassembly configured to be operated according to an operating parameter associated with the nuclear fission module. In addition, the flow regulator subassembly is reconfigurable according to a predetermined input to the flow regulator subassembly. Moreover, the flow control assembly comprises a carriage subassembly coupled to the flow regulator subassembly for adjusting the flow regulator subassembly to vary fluid flow into the nuclear fission module.

摘要翻译： 核裂变反应堆，流量控制组件，其方法和流量控制组装系统。 流量控制组件耦合到能够在相对于核裂变模块的位置处产生行驶燃烧波的核裂变模块。 流量控制组件响应于相对于核裂变模块的位置来控制流体的流动。 流量控制组件包括流量调节器子组件，其被配置为根据与核裂变模块相关联的操作参数来操作。 此外，流量调节器子组件可根据流量调节器子组件的预定输入重新配置。 此外，流量控制组件包括联接到流量调节器子组件的滑架子组件，用于调节流量调节器子组件以改变流入核裂变模块的流体流量。

公开(公告)号：US20100254502A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-07

申请号：US12459591

申请日：2009-07-01

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/06

CPC分类号： G21C7/08 ,  G21C1/022 ,  G21C1/024 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/07 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C7/02 ,  G21C7/06 ,  G21C7/34 ,  G21C19/50 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and a method of controlling burnup therein. In a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, a nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly comprises a plurality of nuclear fission fuel rods that are exposed to a deflagration wave burnfront that, in turn, travels through the fuel rods. The excess reactivity is controlled by a plurality of movable neutron absorber structures that are selectively inserted into and withdrawn from the fuel assembly in order to control the excess reactivity and thus the location, speed and shape of the burnfront. Controlling location, speed and shape of the burnfront manages neutron fluence seen by fuel assembly structural materials in order to reduce risk of temperature and irradiation damage to the structural materials.

摘要翻译： 行波核裂变反应堆，燃料组件及其中的燃料控制方法。 在行波核裂变反应堆中，核裂变反应堆燃料组件包括多个核裂变燃料棒，这些核裂变燃料棒暴露于爆燃波燃烧前沿，而爆燃波燃烧棒又穿过燃料棒。 多余的反应性由多个可移动的中子吸收体结构控制，这些结构被选择性地插入到燃料组件中并从燃料组件中排出，以便控制燃烧前沿的过量反应性和位置，速度和形状。 控制燃烧的位置，速度和形状管理燃料组装结构材料所看到的中子通量，以减少对结构材料的温度和辐照损害的风险。

公开(公告)号：US09281083B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-08

申请号：US12459591

申请日：2009-07-01

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/02 ,  G21C7/06 ,  G21C1/02 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C7/08 ,  G21C7/34 ,  G21C19/50 ,  G21C3/07

CPC分类号： G21C7/08 ,  G21C1/022 ,  G21C1/024 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/07 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C7/02 ,  G21C7/06 ,  G21C7/34 ,  G21C19/50 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and a method of controlling burnup therein. In a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, a nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly comprises a plurality of nuclear fission fuel rods that are exposed to a deflagration wave burnfront that, in turn, travels through the fuel rods. The excess reactivity is controlled by a plurality of movable neutron absorber structures that are selectively inserted into and withdrawn from the fuel assembly in order to control the excess reactivity and thus the location, speed and shape of the burnfront. Controlling location, speed and shape of the burnfront manages neutron fluence seen by fuel assembly structural materials in order to reduce risk of temperature and irradiation damage to the structural materials.

公开(公告)号：US08942338B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-27

申请号：US12384669

申请日：2009-04-06

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/06 ,  G21C1/02 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C19/50 ,  G21C3/07

CPC分类号： G21C7/06 ,  G21C1/022 ,  G21C1/024 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/07 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C19/50 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and a method of controlling burnup therein. In a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, a nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly comprises a plurality of nuclear fission fuel rods that are exposed to a deflagration wave burnfront that, in turn, travels through the fuel rods. The excess reactivity is controlled by a plurality of movable neutron absorber structures that are selectively inserted into and withdrawn from the fuel assembly in order to control the excess reactivity and thus the location, speed and shape of the burnfront. Controlling location, speed and shape of the burnfront manages neutron fluence seen by fuel assembly structural materials in order to reduce risk of temperature and irradiation damage to the structural materials.

摘要翻译： 行波核裂变反应堆，燃料组件及其中的燃料控制方法。 在行波核裂变反应堆中，核裂变反应堆燃料组件包括多个核裂变燃料棒，这些核裂变燃料棒暴露于爆燃波燃烧前沿，而爆燃波燃烧棒又穿过燃料棒。 多余的反应性由多个可移动的中子吸收体结构控制，这些结构被选择性地插入到燃料组件中并从燃料组件中排出，以便控制燃烧前沿的过量反应性和位置，速度和形状。 控制燃烧的位置，速度和形状管理燃料组装结构材料所看到的中子通量，以减少对结构材料的温度和辐照损害的风险。

公开(公告)号：US20100266088A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12460160

申请日：2009-07-13

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C7/00

CPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/322 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C17/10 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system. The flow control assembly is coupled to a nuclear fission module capable of producing a traveling burn wave at a location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly controls flow of a fluid in response to the location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly comprises a flow regulator subassembly configured to be operated according to an operating parameter associated with the nuclear fission module. In addition, the flow regulator subassembly is reconfigurable according to a predetermined input to the flow regulator subassembly. Moreover, the flow control assembly comprises a carriage subassembly coupled to the flow regulator subassembly for adjusting the flow regulator subassembly to vary fluid flow into the nuclear fission module.

摘要翻译： 核裂变反应堆，流量控制组件，其方法和流量控制组装系统。 流量控制组件耦合到能够在相对于核裂变模块的位置处产生行驶燃烧波的核裂变模块。 流量控制组件响应于相对于核裂变模块的位置来控制流体的流动。 流量控制组件包括流量调节器子组件，其被配置为根据与核裂变模块相关联的操作参数来操作。 此外，流量调节器子组件可根据流量调节器子组件的预定输入重新配置。 此外，流量控制组件包括联接到流量调节器子组件的滑架子组件，用于调节流量调节器子组件以改变流入核裂变模块的流体流量。

公开(公告)号：US20100266086A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12460157

申请日：2009-07-13

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Jon D. McWhirter ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Ashok Odedra ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C7/00 ,  G21C17/00

CPC分类号： G21C7/32 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/02 ,  G21C3/322 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21C17/10 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/38 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A nuclear fission reactor, flow control assembly, methods therefor and a flow control assembly system. The flow control assembly is coupled to a nuclear fission module capable of producing a traveling burn wave at a location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly controls flow of a fluid in response to the location relative to the nuclear fission module. The flow control assembly comprises a flow regulator subassembly configured to be operated according to an operating parameter associated with the nuclear fission module. In addition, the flow regulator subassembly is reconfigurable according to a predetermined input to the flow regulator subassembly. Moreover, the flow control assembly comprises a carriage subassembly coupled to the flow regulator subassembly for adjusting the flow regulator subassembly to vary fluid flow into the nuclear fission module.

公开(公告)号：US20100254501A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-07

申请号：US12384669

申请日：2009-04-06

申请人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

发明人： Charles E. Ahlfeld ,  John Rogers Gilleland ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  David G. McAlees ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, JR. ,  George B. Zimmerman

IPC分类号： G21C7/06

CPC分类号： G21C7/06 ,  G21C1/022 ,  G21C1/024 ,  G21C1/026 ,  G21C3/07 ,  G21C5/20 ,  G21C19/50 ,  Y02E30/34 ,  Y02E30/39

摘要： A traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and a method of controlling burnup therein. In a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, a nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly comprises a plurality of nuclear fission fuel rods that are exposed to a deflagration wave burnfront that, in turn, travels through the fuel rods. The excess reactivity is controlled by a plurality of movable neutron absorber structures that are selectively inserted into and withdrawn from the fuel assembly in order to control the excess reactivity and thus the location, speed and shape of the burnfront. Controlling location, speed and shape of the burnfront manages neutron fluence seen by fuel assembly structural materials in order to reduce risk of temperature and irradiation damage to the structural materials.