US3837397A - Tube bundle assembly - Google Patents
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- US3837397A US3837397A US00226161A US22616172A US3837397A US 3837397 A US3837397 A US 3837397A US 00226161 A US00226161 A US 00226161A US 22616172 A US22616172 A US 22616172A US 3837397 A US3837397 A US 3837397A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
- G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
- G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
- G21C3/34—Spacer grids
- G21C3/3416—Spacer grids formed by metallic wires, e.g. springs
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
- F28F9/007—Auxiliary supports for elements
- F28F9/013—Auxiliary supports for elements for tubes or tube-assemblies
- F28F9/0132—Auxiliary supports for elements for tubes or tube-assemblies formed by slats, tie-rods, articulated or expandable rods
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S165/00—Heat exchange
- Y10S165/355—Heat exchange having separate flow passage for two distinct fluids
- Y10S165/40—Shell enclosed conduit assembly
- Y10S165/401—Shell enclosed conduit assembly including tube support or shell-side flow director
- Y10S165/416—Extending transverse of shell, e.g. fin, baffle
- Y10S165/423—Bar
- Y10S165/424—Bar forming grid structure
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- a tube bundle assembly for example, a heat exchanger tube bundle or a nuclear fuel element tube bundle, comprises a bundle of laterally spaced tubes, a [30] Foreign Apphcamn Priority Data frame around the outermost tubes, and a lattice of Mar. 19, 1971 Canada 108225 wire cables with their ends held against lateral placement by the frame and the tubes in the lattice in- [52] US. Cl. 165/162 terstices. [51] Int. Cl.
- This invention relates to tube bundle assemblies.
- a tube bundle assembly comprising a bundle of laterally spaced tubes, a frame around the outermost tubes holding them in position, a lattice of wire cables with their ends held against lateral displacement by the frame and at least all but the outermost tubes each in a lattice interstice, and each wire cable deflected round a portion of each tube adjacent thereto to space the tubes in triangular arrays in an endwise direction.
- FIG. 1 is an end view of a tube bundle assembly
- FIG. 2 is an end view of a different tube bundle assembly
- FIG. 3 is an end view of yet another tube bundle assembly
- FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of the tube bundle assembly shown in FIG. 2 in a casing
- FIG. 5 is a partly sectioned side view of a nuclear fuel element tube bundle
- FIG. 6 is an end view of FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 is a sectional end view along VII-VII, FIG. 5,
- FIG. 8 is a part view of a different nuclear fuel element tube bundle to that shown in FIGS. 5 to 7,
- FIG. 9 is a sectional end view along IX-IX, FIG. 8, and
- FIG. 10 is a partly sectioned, side view of a portion of yet another different nuclear fuel element tube bundle assembly to that shown in FIGS. 5 to 7.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a tube bundle assembly, comprising a bundle of laterally spaced tubes 1 and 2, a frame 4 around the outermost tubes 2 holding them in position, a lattice 6 of wire cables 8 and 10 with their ends held against lateral displacement by the frame 4 and all but the outermost tubes 2 (that is all of the tubes 1) each in a lattice interstice 12, and each wire cable deflected round a portion of each tube 1 and 2 adjacent thereto to space the tubes 1 and 2 in triangular arrays in an endwise direction.
- the wire cables 1 and 3 are stranded steel wire cables, preferably of circular cross-section each of slightly larger diameter D than the distance T between any of the adjacent tubes 1 and 2. As an example, if the tubes 1 and 2 have an outside diameter of 0.50 inches, and the gap T is 0.150 inches, then cables 1 and 2 having an outside diameter of 0.160 inches are suitable.
- the outermost tubes 2 are preferably held in position by being located in curved recesses 16 and in the frame
- the ends of the cables 8 and 10 in this embodiment are held against lateral displacement by being slid into close fitting bores 14 and 15 respectively, in the frame 4
- the cables 1 and 2 may be attached to the frame 4 by being welded in the bores 14.
- FIG. 2 similar parts to those shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the previous description is relied upon to describe them.
- FIG. 2 further cables 18 similar to cables 8 and 10 extend along paths between the tubes on either side of the positions 20 at which the lattice wire cables 8 and 10 cross one another, the further wire cables 18 have their ends held against lateral displacement by the frame 4 and are deflected round the tubes 1 and 2 to space them.
- the further cables 18 are slid into close fitting bores 22 in the same manner as the cables 8 and 10 are slid into bores 14 and 15 respectively, and may be secured therein if desired.
- FIG. 3 similar parts to those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the previous descriptions are relied upon to describe them.
- each cable 28 to 30 has a threaded ferrule 32 welded to one end, and a tensioning nut 34 is screwed on to it.
- the threads on the ferrules 32 and nuts 34 have a helix which causes the nuts 34 to be rotated in a direction which will tighten the strands of the cables 28 to 30 when tensioning the cables 28 to 30.
- the other ends of the cables 28 to 30 have a ferrule- 36 welded to their ends and located in countersunk holes 38.
- FIG. 4 the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is used as an example to assemble a tube bundle within a cylindrical casing 38. It will be appreciated that the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 can also be used to assemble a tube bundle in a casing in the same manner.
- braided, flat cables may be used with the flat sides in contact with the tubes.
- Braided flat cables have the advantage of providing line contact with the tubes, and increased strength, particularly where the spacings between the tubes is small.
- outer contour of the frame 4 may be any desired shape to suit the interior of the casing 38 or for compactness may be part of the casing 38.
- the casing 38 having an interior of circular cross-section may have two or more sectorshaped frames fltted in to it to fill the interior with tubes, for example two half moon shaped frames may be used.
- the interior may be fitted with two or more frames of other shapes to fill the interior with tubes.
- the deflections of the cables Whilst it is preferable for the deflections of the cables to visually indicate a curved deflection round a portion of each tube, the deflection may in some instances be sufficiently small for each cable I to appear to be straight.
- the cables are of stainless steel, but is some instances they may be of another material such as aluminum or nickel alloy, and where working temperatures permit, a plastic material such as a polyamide or polytetrafluoroethylene.
- the cables may be secured to the frame by means situated beyond the outer perimeter of the frame.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 there is shown a nuclear fuel element tube bundle comprising fuel elements 40, end plates 42 and 44 having coolant passages 46 to 50 therethrough and each secured to the fuel elements 40 at one end.
- Three frames in the form of outer retaining rings 52, 54 and 56 are provided disposed at positions spaced longitudinally along the tube bundle.
- the outer retaining rings 52, 54 and 56 have recesses 58 to receive curved portions of each outermost nuclear fuel element 40 to hold them against lateral displacement relative to the frame.
- Wire cables 60 have sufficient flexibility to pass over and under one another to form a lattice structure with the fuel elements 40 in the lattice interstices.
- the wire cables 60 are in contact with sleeves 62 which are brazed or welded to the fuel sheaths of fuel elements 40 to prevent wear of the fuel sheaths by the wire cables 60.
- the wire cables 60 are arranged in a lattice similar to that shown in FIG. 7, but each extend along one plane and do not pass over and under one another.
- This embodiment is neater and geometrically more stable than the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, but it is then necessary as shown for the cables 60 of each lattice to be arranged in four cable levels instead of the two cable levels shown in FIG. 5.
- This embodiment may also provide less obstruction to the flow of coolant through t e lattice.
- one or more outer retaining rings 52, 54 or 56 may be fitted to the fuel bundle.
- all of the tubes including the outermost are in a lattice interstice, this may be accomplished by, for example, using a rectangular frame.
- a tube bundle assembly comprising a bundle of laterally spaced tubes, a frame around the outermost tubes, a lattice of wire cables with their ends held against lateral displacement by the frame and at least all but the outermost tubes each in a lattice interstice, and each wire cable deflected round a portion of each tube adjacent thereto to space the tubes in triangular arrays in an endwise direction.
- the bundle of laterally spaced tubes is a nuclear fuel element tube bundle
- the frame is disposed at an intermediate osition along the length of the bundle
- the assem ly further comprises two end plates having coolant passages and attached one at each end of the fuel bundle.
- frame and lattice of wire cables is one of a plurality of similar frames and lattices of wire cables each spaced from one another along an intermediate portion of the length of the nuclear fuel element bundle.
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US4828021A (en) * | 1976-04-29 | 1989-05-09 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Heat exchanger baffle |
US5033542A (en) * | 1989-02-28 | 1991-07-23 | Mtu Motoren-Und Turbinen-Union | Spacer supports for tubes of a matrix of a heat exchanger |
US5388638A (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1995-02-14 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Rod baffle heat exchanger |
US5640434A (en) * | 1995-07-31 | 1997-06-17 | Rottenberg; Sigmunt | Miniaturized nuclear reactor utilizing improved pressure tube structural members |
US5927388A (en) * | 1996-12-20 | 1999-07-27 | Asea Brown Boveri Ag | Condenser for binary/polynary condensation |
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US6808017B1 (en) | 1999-10-05 | 2004-10-26 | Joseph Kaellis | Heat exchanger |
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US5388638A (en) * | 1993-12-28 | 1995-02-14 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Rod baffle heat exchanger |
US5640434A (en) * | 1995-07-31 | 1997-06-17 | Rottenberg; Sigmunt | Miniaturized nuclear reactor utilizing improved pressure tube structural members |
US5927388A (en) * | 1996-12-20 | 1999-07-27 | Asea Brown Boveri Ag | Condenser for binary/polynary condensation |
US6808017B1 (en) | 1999-10-05 | 2004-10-26 | Joseph Kaellis | Heat exchanger |
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US20100230081A1 (en) * | 2008-01-09 | 2010-09-16 | International Mezzo Technologies, Inc. | Corrugated Micro Tube Heat Exchanger |
US8177932B2 (en) | 2009-02-27 | 2012-05-15 | International Mezzo Technologies, Inc. | Method for manufacturing a micro tube heat exchanger |
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US20110051882A1 (en) * | 2009-09-03 | 2011-03-03 | Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute | Truss-reinforced spacer grid and method of manufacturing the same |
US20150083365A1 (en) * | 2013-09-25 | 2015-03-26 | Westinghouse Electric Company Llc | Steam generator and method of securing tubes within a steam generator against vibration |
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GB1364571A (en) | 1974-08-21 |
NL146628B (nl) | 1975-07-15 |
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