Cathode scraper system and method of using the same for removing uranium
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C25C-007/08
C25C-003/34
출원번호
US-0335209
(2011-12-22)
등록번호
US-8945354
(2015-02-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Williamson, Mark A.
Wiedmeyer, Stanley G.
Willit, James L.
Barnes, Laurel A.
Blaskovitz, Robert J.
출원인 / 주소
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
대리인 / 주소
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
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초록▼
Embodiments include a cathode scraper system and/or method of using the same for removing uranium. The cathode scraper system includes a plurality of cathode assemblies. Each cathode assembly includes a plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper system also includes a cathode scraper assembly co
Embodiments include a cathode scraper system and/or method of using the same for removing uranium. The cathode scraper system includes a plurality of cathode assemblies. Each cathode assembly includes a plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper system also includes a cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper assembly includes a plurality of scrapers arranged in a lattice, and each scraper of the plurality of scrapers is arranged to correspond to a different cathode rod.
대표청구항▼
1. A cathode scraper system, comprising: a plurality of cathode assemblies, each cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies including a plurality of cathode rods; anda cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods, the cathode
1. A cathode scraper system, comprising: a plurality of cathode assemblies, each cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies including a plurality of cathode rods; anda cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods, the cathode scraper assembly including rows of a plurality of scrapers and connecting portions alternately arranged with the plurality of scrapers, each scraper of the plurality of scrapers being in a form of a sleeve configured to receive a different cathode rod of the plurality of cathode rods, the connecting portions being thinner than the plurality of scrapers so as to provide recessed regions between the plurality of scrapers, the plurality of scrapers of a same row having at least one of angled top surfaces and angled bottom surfaces defined by a common plane. 2. The cathode scraper system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cathode rods have a same orientation and are arranged so as to be within a same plane. 3. The cathode scraper system of claim 1, wherein each of the rows corresponds to a different cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies. 4. The cathode scraper system of claim 3, wherein the cathode scraper assembly includes a first support bar that is connected to first ends of the rows of scrapers and a second support bar that is connected to second ends of the rows of scrapers. 5. The cathode scraper system of claim 1, further comprising: a drive mechanism configured to move the cathode scraper assembly along the plurality of cathode rods. 6. The cathode scraper system of claim 5, wherein the drive mechanism moves the cathode scraper assembly from a first position to a second position, the first position being located at a top portion of the plurality of cathode rods, the second position being located at a bottom portion of the plurality of cathode rods. 7. The cathode scraper system of claim 6, wherein the drive mechanism includes: a plurality of motors and gearboxes configured to move the cathode scraper assembly from the first position to the second position along a set of screws, each screw of the set being positioned at a corner of the cathode scraper assembly and extending in a same direction as the plurality of cathode rods. 8. The cathode scraper system of claim 1, wherein the angled top surfaces and the angled bottom surfaces are defined by parallel planes. 9. A method for removing purified uranium deposited from a plurality of cathode assemblies, each cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies including a plurality of cathode rods, the method comprising: removing, by a cathode scraper assembly, the purified uranium that has been deposited on the plurality of cathode rods, the cathode scraper assembly including rows of a plurality of scrapers and connecting portions alternately arranged with the plurality of scrapers, each scraper of the plurality of scrapers being in a form of a sleeve configured to receive a different cathode rod of the plurality of cathode rods, the connecting portions being thinner than the plurality of scrapers so as to provide recessed regions between the plurality of scrapers, the plurality of scrapers of a same having at least one of angled top surfaces and angled bottom surfaces defined by a common plane. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the removing step further includes: moving, by a drive mechanism, the cathode scraper assembly along the plurality of cathode rods. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the moving step moves the cathode scraper assembly from a first position to a second position, the first position being located at a top portion of the plurality of cathode rods, the second position being located at a bottom portion of the plurality of cathode rods.
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