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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Xiaoyan (Jane) Jiang, Columbia, SC (US);
Yiban Xu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zeses E. Karoutas, Lexington, SC (US);
Xiaoyan (Jane) Jiang, Columbia, SC (US);
Yiban Xu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zeses E. Karoutas, Lexington, SC (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A support grid for a nuclear fuel assembly, the nuclear fuel assembly including a generally cylindrical fuel rod with a diameter, wherein the support grid includes a frame assembly having a plurality of generally circular cells and a plurality of helical frame members. The helical frame members are disposed in the cells and are structured to contact the cell as well as a fuel rod. The helical fuel rod contact portion may have a variable pitch.
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