Canyon air flow measurement utilizing ASME standard pitot tube arrays
The Savannah River Site produces nuclear materials for national defense. In addition to nuclear reactors, the site has separation facilities for reprocessing irradiated nuclear fuel. The chemical separation of highly radioactive materials takes place by remote control in large buildings called canyons. Personnel in these buildings are shielded from radiation by thick concrete walls. Contaminated air is exhausted from the canyons and contaminants are removed by sand filters prior to release to the atmosphere through a stack. When these facilities were built on a crash basis in the early 1950's, inadequate means were provided for pressure and air flow measurement. This presentation describes the challenge we faced in retrofitting a highly radioactive, heavily shielded facility with instrumentation to provide this capability.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 6422105
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-RP-89-188; CONF-890609-7; ON: DE91005078; TRN: 91-002164
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1989 ASHRAE annual meeting, Vancouver (Canada), 25-28 Jun 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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