Method of manufacturing nuclear fuel bundle spacers
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing nuclear fuel bundle spacers 失效
    制造核燃料束间隔物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4869865A

    公开(公告)日:1989-09-26

    申请号:US279185

    申请日:1988-12-02

    IPC分类号: G21C3/34

    摘要: In the automated production line manufacture of nuclear fuel bundle spacers, rod-supporting ferrules are cut from tubular stock, checked for length, laser cut to create predetermined features in the ferrule sidewall, formed with rod-centering stops in the ferrule sidewall, and checked for stop height dimensional accuracy. Pairs of ferrules are subassembled with a captive spring and assembled into a spacer assembly fixture together with other spacer parts. The fixtured spacer parts are conjoined by laser welding to create a structurally rigid spacer. The various production line operating stations are served by separate controllers linked to a central computer for production status reporting, parts traceability, and overall control purposes.

    摘要翻译: 在核燃料束间隔物的自动化生产线生产线中,从管状坯料切割棒支撑套圈,检查长度,激光切割以在套圈侧壁中产生预定特征,在套圈侧壁中形成有杆定心止动件,并检查 用于停止高度尺寸精度。 一对套圈用固定弹簧组装,并与其他间隔件一起组装成间隔件组装夹具。 夹具的间隔件通过激光焊接结合在一起,形成结构刚性的间隔件。 各种生产线操作站由连接到中央计算机的单独控制器提供,用于生产状态报告,零件可追溯性和总体控制目的。

    Subcriticality measurement apparatus and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Subcriticality measurement apparatus and method 失效
    亚临界测量装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US4515749A

    公开(公告)日:1985-05-07

    申请号:US587445

    申请日:1984-03-08

    IPC分类号: G21C17/06 G21C17/00

    CPC分类号: G21C17/06

    摘要: A method and apparatus for determining the subcriticality of masses of uranium by directing epithermal neutrons toward said mass, isolating said material from external thermal neutrons, and measuring the ratio of thermal and epithermal neutrons to epithermal neutrons which enables the establishment of a subcriticality value representative of the mass of uranium.

    摘要翻译: 通过将超热中子引向所述物质来确定铀质量的亚临界的方法和装置,将所述材料与外部热中子隔离,以及测量热和超热中子与超热中子的比率,这使得能够建立代表 大量的铀。

    Ultrasonic dimensional and flaw inspection of thin-walled tubular
elements
    4.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic dimensional and flaw inspection of thin-walled tubular elements 失效
    薄壁管状元件的超声波尺寸和缺陷检查

    公开(公告)号:US5063780A

    公开(公告)日:1991-11-12

    申请号:US480465

    申请日:1990-02-15

    摘要: A quality assurance inspection system utilizes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers to probe an elongated tube for both dimensional and structural integrity. The transducers are pulsed in rapid succession, and echo signals are conducted over separate RF channels and through a multiplexor to a lesser number of detector signals channels, each including a discriminator. Inspection windows are opened in these discriminators to permit detection of echo signals and the generation of time mark signals for stopping a plurality of clocks which then register pulse-echo time intervals. These data are computer processed to provide tube dimension and flaw information.

    摘要翻译: 质量保证检查系统利用多个超声换能器来探测尺寸和结构完整性的细长管。 传感器以快速连续的方式脉冲,并且回波信号通过单独的RF通道进行,并且通过多路复用器传送到较少数量的检测器信号通道,每个检测器信号通道包括鉴别器。 在这些识别器中打开检查窗口,以允许检测回波信号和产生用于停止多个时钟的时间标记信号,然后记录脉冲 - 回波时间间隔。 这些数据被计算机处理以提供管尺寸和缺陷信息。

    Transport apparatus
    6.
    发明授权
    Transport apparatus 失效
    运输设备

    公开(公告)号:US4549662A

    公开(公告)日:1985-10-29

    申请号:US361993

    申请日:1982-03-25

    摘要: Transport apparatus is disclosed for moving a stream of objects along a substantially continuous path between a source and a collection station and past a viewing station. A stream of successive, spatially separated objects is moved into end-to-end abutment to form successive stacks of objects. Each stack is spiraled past the viewing station with minimal vibration to expose the complete surface of each object to inspection. Subsequently each stack is rearranged into spatially separated objects which are rapidly sorted by diverting those objects from the continuous path which do not conform to predetermined criteria upon inspection. The transport apparatus achieves high throughput without compromising the accuracy of the inspection process.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于沿物源和收集站之间的基本上连续的路径移动物体流并经过观察台的传送装置。 连续的,空间分离的物体的流被移动到端对端邻接中以形成连续的物体堆叠。 每个堆叠以最小的振动螺旋穿过观察台,以暴露每个物体的完整表面进行检查。 随后,每个堆叠被重新布置成空间分离的物体,其通过在检查时不符合预定标准的连续路径转移而快速分类。 运输设备实现高吞吐量而不损害检查过程的准确性。

    Method for controlling the manufacture of zirconium tubes
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for controlling the manufacture of zirconium tubes 失效
    控制锆管制造的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5101366A

    公开(公告)日:1992-03-31

    申请号:US451665

    申请日:1989-12-18

    摘要: A method for operating a computer to control the manufacture process of zirconium tubes in a pilger mill operation, the computer including an electronic memory and being coupled to the pilger mill to receive, as input, data related to the operation of the mill. The method comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of storing in the computer memory respective test signals, each test signal corresponding to a signal obtained by inspecting a tube manufactured by the mill with a respective, known defective operation condition, inspecting a zirconium tube finished by the manufacture process and generating a signal representative of the physical dimensions and material configuration of the tube, comparing the generated representative signal of the zirconium tube with the stored test signals, alerting an operator if the generated representative signal of the zirconium tube correlates to a stored test signal, and identifying the defective operation condition which corresponds to the correlated stored test signal.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作计算机以控制打包机操作中的锆管的制造过程的方法,所述计算机包括电子存储器并且耦合到所述打孔机以接收与所述研磨机的操作有关的数据作为输入。 在一个实施例中,该方法包括以下步骤:在计算机存储器中存储相应的测试信号,每个测试信号对应于通过用相应的已知缺陷操作条件检查由研磨机制造的管获得的信号,检查完成的锆管 通过制造过程并产生代表管的物理尺寸和材料构造的信号,将锆管的生成的代表信号与存储的测试信号进行比较,如果锆管的产生的代表信号与一个 存储测试信号,以及识别与相关的存储的测试信号相对应的故障操作条件。