Very High Temperature Measurements: Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety Tests
Parga, Clemente Jose. (2014). Very High Temperature Measurements: Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety Tests. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/parga_idaho_0089e_10048.html
- Title:
- Very High Temperature Measurements: Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety Tests
- Author:
- Parga, Clemente Jose
- Date:
- 2014
- Keywords:
- High Temperature Measurements Metal Carbon Fixed Points Nuclear Reactor Severe Accidents Refractory Alloys
- Program:
- Nuclear Engineering
- Subject Category:
- Nuclear engineering; Materials Science
- Abstract:
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This PhD dissertation focuses on the improvement of very high temperature thermometry (1100ºC to 2480ºC), with special emphasis on the application to the field of nuclear reactor safety and severe accident research. Two main projects were undertaken to achieve this objective:
-The development, testing and transposition of high-temperature fixed point (HTFP) metal-carbon eutectic cells, from metrology laboratory precision (±0.001ºC) to applied research with a reasonable degradation of uncertainties (±3-5ºC).
-The corrosion study and metallurgical characterization of Type-C thermocouple (service temp. 2300ºC) prospective sheath material was undertaken to extend the survivability of TCs used for molten metallic/oxide corium thermometry (below 2000ºC).
- Description:
- doctoral, Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering -- University of Idaho - College of Graduate Studies, 2014
- Major Professor:
- Tokuhiro, Akira; Journeau, Christophe
- Committee:
- Farmer, Mitchell; Charit, Indrajit
- Defense Date:
- 2014
- Identifier:
- Parga_idaho_0089E_10048
- Type:
- Text
- Format Original:
- Format:
- application/pdf
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