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Title: Technical activities report: Heat, water, and mechanical studies, December, 1951

Abstract

This report discusses the progress on numerous studies undertaken at Hanford on heat transfer, water flow, and mechanical engineering for the production reactors. The heat transfer studies included studies on: boiling limits, scram delay time, power levels of the X Pile, pressure drop, full scale mock-ups, slug temperature measurement, induction heating of slugs, resistance heating of slugs, and enrichment of the B, D, and F Piles. The water flow studies included:sodium dichromate elimination, process water recirculation, process water coagulation, film formation and chemical removal, jacket abrasion at high flow rates, high temperature corrosion, solution potential measurements, corrosion of aluminum, corrosive effects of heavy metal ions, and electrographic detection of corrosion. Mechanical development studies included: seal test, television monitoring, chemical slug stripper, temperature monitoring, slug air weight, slug damage in charging, control rod conversion, process tube deflection, physical tests of heavy concrete, aluminum tube creep, charging machine tests, zirconium tube creep, functional test of the C Pile, strainer pressure drop, discharge tip-off at higher flows, and taper bore assembly test.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10185166
Report Number(s):
HW-23153
ON: DE95000479; TRN: AHC29422%%60
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Declassified; PBD: 3 Jan 1952
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; HANFORD RESERVATION; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SPECIAL PRODUCTION REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID FLOW; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMANCE TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING; 220600; RESEARCH, TEST, TRAINING, PRODUCTION, IRRADIATION, MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS

Citation Formats

Alexander, W K. Technical activities report: Heat, water, and mechanical studies, December, 1951. United States: N. p., 1952. Web.
Alexander, W K. Technical activities report: Heat, water, and mechanical studies, December, 1951. United States.
Alexander, W K. 1952. "Technical activities report: Heat, water, and mechanical studies, December, 1951". United States.
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abstractNote = {This report discusses the progress on numerous studies undertaken at Hanford on heat transfer, water flow, and mechanical engineering for the production reactors. The heat transfer studies included studies on: boiling limits, scram delay time, power levels of the X Pile, pressure drop, full scale mock-ups, slug temperature measurement, induction heating of slugs, resistance heating of slugs, and enrichment of the B, D, and F Piles. The water flow studies included:sodium dichromate elimination, process water recirculation, process water coagulation, film formation and chemical removal, jacket abrasion at high flow rates, high temperature corrosion, solution potential measurements, corrosion of aluminum, corrosive effects of heavy metal ions, and electrographic detection of corrosion. Mechanical development studies included: seal test, television monitoring, chemical slug stripper, temperature monitoring, slug air weight, slug damage in charging, control rod conversion, process tube deflection, physical tests of heavy concrete, aluminum tube creep, charging machine tests, zirconium tube creep, functional test of the C Pile, strainer pressure drop, discharge tip-off at higher flows, and taper bore assembly test.},
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year = {Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1952},
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