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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Jonathan David Sheeder, San Diego, CA (US);
Jiping Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Christian Peter Deck, San Diego, CA (US);
Hesham Ezzat Khalifa, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Warren Stemke, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Stephen Austin, Ramona, CA (US);
Gokul Vasudevamurthy, San Diego, CA (US);
Carlos Bacalski, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric Song, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Christina Allyssa Back, San Diego, CA (US);
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This patent document relates to systems, structures, devices, and fabrication processes for ceramic matrix composites suitable for use in a nuclear reactor environment and other applications requiring materials that can withstand high temperatures and/or highly corrosive environments. In one exemplary aspect, a method of joining and sealing ceramic structures is disclosed. The method comprises forming a joint of a ceramic structure and an end plug using a sealing material, wherein the end plug has a hole that goes through a top surface and a bottom surface of the end plug; filling the ceramic structure with a desired gas composition through the hole; heating a material into a molten form using a heat source; and directing the material into the hole, wherein the material solidifies to seal the end plug.