BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140219059 | SYNTHETIC DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR FULL MATRIX CAPTURE USING AN ULTRASOUND ARRAY - A method for efficiently achieving full-matrix ultrasonic data capture which includes the steps of providing an ultrasound array apparatus, the ultrasound array apparatus further comprising a probe, collecting data over a plurality of inspection locations, generating a plurality of data matrices, each of the data matrices reflecting data collected at the locations, and collecting, initially, a subset of a quantity of data needed for reconstruction of each of the inspection locations. In the method, as the probe moves from collection location to collection location, a data matrix at a prior collection location is gradually filled in as the probe moves to subsequent collection locations. In certain embodiments physical scanning of a probe with few elements is replaced by electronically scanning using an array with many elements. | 08-07-2014 |
20140112858 | FUEL PREPARATION FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES - The present invention relates generally to the field of medical isotope production by fission of uranium-235 and the fuel utilized therein (e.g., the production of suitable Low Enriched Uranium (LEU is uranium having 20 weight percent or less uranium-235) fuel for medical isotope production) and, in particular to a method for producing LEU fuel and a LEU fuel product that is suitable for use in the production of medical isotopes. In one embodiment, the LEU fuel of the present invention is designed to be utilized in an Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor (AHR) for the production of various medical isotopes including, but not limited to, molybdenum-99, cesium-137, iodine-131, strontium-89, xenon-133 and yttrium-90. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING VIA PHASE CHANGE - The present invention relates generally to the field of cooling systems and/or methods for cooling a heated, fissioning, or exothermic solution. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a cooling system, and method of utilizing same, for cooling a heated, fissioning, or exothermic solution that utilizes submerged cooling coils where the system of the present invention relies on a combination of multiple factors to achieve the desired effect. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a cooling system, and method of utilizing same, for cooling a heated, fissioning, or exothermic solution that utilizes submerged cooling coils where the system of the present invention relies on the combination of: (i) cooling coil geometry; (ii) cooling coil location and design; and (iii) cooling coil operational pressure. | 04-24-2014 |
20140105349 | FAIL-SAFE REACTIVITY COMPENSATION METHOD FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR - The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state. | 04-17-2014 |
20110120223 | ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD - A method for ultrasonically inspecting components with wavy or uneven surfaces. A multi-element array ultrasonic transducer is operated with a substantial fluid layer, such as water, between the array transducer and the component surface. This fluid layer may be maintained by immersing the component in liquid or by using a captive couplant column between the probe and the component surface. The component is scanned, measuring the two dimensional surface profile using either a mechanical stylus, laser, or ultrasonic technique. Once an accurate surface profile of the component's surface has been obtained, data processing parameters are calculated for processing the ultrasonic signals reflected from the interior of the component that eliminate beam distortion effects and reflector mis-location that would otherwise occur due to the uneven surfaces. | 05-26-2011 |