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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Joel Patrick Melito, Wilmington, NC (US);
Randy Morris Brown, Wilmington, NC (US);
Zhe Zhang, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robin D. Sprague, Wilmington, NC (US);
Adrian M. Mistreanu, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerald A. Deaver, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 13/02 (2006.01); G21C 15/16 (2006.01); F22B 37/26 (2006.01); G21C 13/032 (2006.01); B05B 7/06 (2006.01); B05B 1/14 (2006.01); B05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 13/022 (2013.01); B05B 7/06 (2013.01); F22B 37/268 (2013.01); G21C 13/032 (2013.01); G21C 15/16 (2013.01); B05B 1/005 (2013.01); B05B 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow restrictor nozzle for a pressurized vessel of a nuclear reactor may comprise a nozzle body including an inlet face and an outlet face. The nozzle body may define a plurality of internal flow paths extending from the inlet face to the outlet face. Each of the plurality of internal flow paths may include a convergent section, a throat section, and a divergent section.