Stress analysis of hydride bed vessels used for tritium storage

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10131503

McKillip, S T; Bannister, C E; Clark, E A

A prototype hydride storage bed, using LaNi{sub 4.25}Al{sub 0.75} as the storage material, was fitted with strain gages to measure strains occurring in the stainless steel bed vessel caused by expansion of the storage powder upon uptake of hydrogen. The strain remained low in the bed as hydrogen was added, up to a bed loading of about 0.5 hydrogen to metal atom ratio (H/M). The strain then increased with increasing hydrogen loading ({approximately} 0.8 H/M). Different locations exhibited greatly different levels of maximum strain. In no case was the design stress of the vessel exceeded.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10131503
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-91-015; CONF-910920-21; ON: DE92009831
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. topical meeting on tritium technology in fission, fusion, and isotopic applications,Albuquerque, NM (United States),29 Sep - 4 Oct 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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