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Title: Distributed Temperature Sensor Testing in Liquid Sodium

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Rayleigh-backscatter-based distributed fiber optic sensors were immersed in sodium to obtain high-resolution liquid-sodium temperature measurements. Distributed temperature sensors (DTSs) functioned well up to 400 °C in a liquid sodium environment. The DTSs measured sodium column temperature and the temperature of a complex geometrical pattern that leveraged the flexibility of fiber optics. A single Ø 360 μm OD sensor registered dozens of temperatures along a length of over one meter at 100 Hz. We also demonstrated the capability to use a single DTS to simultaneously detect interfaces (e.g. sodium level) and measure temperature.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1255565
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 312; Conference: 16. International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-16), Chicago, IL (United States), 30 Aug - 4 Sep 2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English