Device for removing dust from nuclear fuel pellets

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5540001
SERIAL NO

08161272

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The invention concerns a device for removing dust from nuclear fuel pellets. The object of the invention is to embody a device able to simply and effectively remove dust from pellets coated with dust, including non-electrically charged dust. This aim is obtained by using a device including a dedusting tube (1) inside which said pellets (35) circulate, said tube (1) being provided at its inlet extremity (2) with a gas injection orifice, an opening for introducing the pellets to be dedusted and means to create a laminar flow of dedusting gas around the pellets circulating in said tube, said tube (1) being further provided at its outlet extremity (4) with a gas and dust suction opening and an opening for recovering the dedusted pellets (35).

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COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE75015 PARIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bernard, Herve Aix-En-Provence, FR 2 16
Bouretz, Jean-Marie Manosque, FR 1 2

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