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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Retention apparatus employing wedge element and engagement assembly for use in a nuclear application
Stephen K. Parker, Fremont, CA (US);
Gerry L. Hodson, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex Nisenbaum, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen J. Kaylor, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Thanh Tu, Hayward, CA (US);
Rodney Lum, Dublin, CA (US);
Stephen K. Parker, Fremont, CA (US);
Gerry L. Hodson, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex Nisenbaum, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen J. Kaylor, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Thanh Tu, Hayward, CA (US);
Rodney Lum, Dublin, CA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
An improved retention apparatus includes a wedge element that is disposed between a brace element and a flow element of a nuclear reactor system. The retention apparatus further includes an engagement assembly that is engaged with the wedge element and that is structured to engage at least one of the brace element and the flow element. The engagement assembly includes a deflectable element such as a spring that is structured to apply a retention force in an engagement direction of the wedge element to resist movement of the flow element during operation of the nuclear reactor system, such as movement due to vibration.