Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Stress analysis of hydride bed vessels used for tritium storage

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10131503

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
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Stress analysis of hydride bed vessels used for tritium storage
Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · OSTI ID:5522102

Stress analysis of hydride bed vessels used for tritium storage
Conference · Sat Feb 29 23:00:00 EST 1992 · Fusion Technology; (United States) · OSTI ID:5103312

Metal Hydride Wall Stress Measurements on a Four-Inch Short (FISH) Bed
Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Fusion Science and Technology · OSTI ID:20854107