TY - GEN
T1 - Irradiation testing of ultrasonic transducers
AU - Daw, J.
AU - Tittmann, B.
AU - Reinhardt, B.
AU - Kohse, G.
AU - Ramuhalli, P.
AU - Montgomery, R.
AU - Chien, H. T.
AU - Villard, J. F.
AU - Palmer, J.
AU - Rempe, J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Ultrasonic technologies offer the potential for high accuracy and resolution in-pile measurement of numerous parameters, including geometry changes, temperature, crack initiation and growth, gas pressure and composition, and microstructural changes. Many Department of Energy-Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) programs are exploring the use of ultrasonic technologies to provide enhanced sensors for in-pile instrumentation during irradiation testing. For example, the ability of single, small diameter ultrasonic thermometers (UTs) to provide a temperature profile in candidate metallic and oxide fuel would provide much needed data for validating new fuel performance models. Other efforts include an ultrasonic technique to detect morphology changes (such as crack initiation and growth) and acoustic techniques to evaluate fission gas composition and pressure. These efforts are limited by the lack of existing knowledge of ultrasonic transducer material survivability under irradiation conditions.
AB - Ultrasonic technologies offer the potential for high accuracy and resolution in-pile measurement of numerous parameters, including geometry changes, temperature, crack initiation and growth, gas pressure and composition, and microstructural changes. Many Department of Energy-Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) programs are exploring the use of ultrasonic technologies to provide enhanced sensors for in-pile instrumentation during irradiation testing. For example, the ability of single, small diameter ultrasonic thermometers (UTs) to provide a temperature profile in candidate metallic and oxide fuel would provide much needed data for validating new fuel performance models. Other efforts include an ultrasonic technique to detect morphology changes (such as crack initiation and growth) and acoustic techniques to evaluate fission gas composition and pressure. These efforts are limited by the lack of existing knowledge of ultrasonic transducer material survivability under irradiation conditions.
KW - In-Pile Instrumentation
KW - Material and Test Reactors
KW - Ultrasonic Transducers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84894503314&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6728097
DO - 10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6728097
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84894503314
SN - 9781479910472
T3 - 2013 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and Their Applications, ANIMMA 2013
BT - 2013 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and Their Applications, ANIMMA 2013
T2 - 2013 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and Their Applications, ANIMMA 2013
Y2 - 23 June 2013 through 27 June 2013
ER -