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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
X-energy, Llc, Rockville, MD (US);
Nicholas Linneen, Rockville, MD (US);
X-energy, LLC, Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to drive shaft assemblies for a rotary furnace. In one form, a rotary furnace comprises a crucible and a drive shaft assembly. The drive shaft assembly comprises a primary shaft and a secondary shaft coupled with the primary shaft. The secondary shaft comprises: a first portion comprising a refractory alloy, the first portion defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the first portion is configured to couple with the primary shaft; and a second portion comprising graphite, the second portion defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second portion is configured to couple with the second end of the first portion and the second end of the second portion is configured to couple with the crucible.