Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plasma welding apparatus for guide thimble and guide thimble end plug of nuclear fuel assembly
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Application No.: US14149102Application Date: 2014-01-07
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Publication No.: US09646728B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Ju Young Lee , Chang Hwan Hwang , Hung Soon Chang , Soon Ki Guk , Tae Hyung Na , Yeong Seon Oh
- Applicant: KEPCO NUCLEAR FUEL CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: KEPCO NUCLEAR FUEL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: KEPCO NUCLEAR FUEL CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2013-0002089 20130108
- Main IPC: B23K10/00
- IPC: B23K10/00 ; G21C21/00 ; B23K10/02 ; B23K37/02 ; G21C3/334

Abstract:
Disclosed is a plasma welding apparatus for a guide thimble and guide thimble end plug of a nuclear fuel assembly, which includes: a welding chamber (100) includes an end-plug inserting part (110) into which the end plug (10) is inserted, a guide-thimble inserting part (120) which is provided on the same axis as the end-plug inserting part (110) and into which the guide thimble (20) is inserted and fixed, a torch assembling part (130) to which a plasma welding torch (131) is assembled so as to make a right angle with the end-plug inserting part (110) and the guide-thimble inserting part (120), and argon inflow and outflow ports (141, 142) through which argon is supplied or discharged; an end-plug transfer unit (210) supplying the end plug (10) to the end-plug inserting part (110); and an guide-thimble transfer unit (220) transferring the guide thimble (20) to the guide-thimble inserting part (120).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140190945A1 PLASMA WELDING APPARATUS FOR GUIDE THIMBLE AND GUIDE THIMBLE END PLUG OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2014-07-10
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