Out-of-Pile Test of LVDT-Based Creep Test Rig at PWR Prototypical Conditions
New and improved materials are being considered to support the existing nuclear reactors and future next-generation reactors. The materials can significantly degrade and limit their properties in harsh reactor environments. To accurately understand the material’s degradation, real-time data is required under prototypic-irradiation conditions. Additionally, understanding the creep behavior of materials under harsh environments is essential for an evaluation of safety concerns. To provide these capabilities, the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL’s) High Temperature Test Laboratory (HTTL) has developed several instrumented test rigs to obtain real-time data from specimens in well-controlled pressurized water reactor (PWR) coolant conditions in the Materials and Test Reactors (MTRs). This technical report focuses on INL’s efforts to evaluate and enhance the former prototype creep test rig that relied on linear variable differential transformers in laboratory settings. Specifically, the test rig is capable of detecting changes in the length of tensile specimen, which is useful for measuring thermal expansion and creep loading.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1826595
- Report Number(s):
- INL/EXT-20-60037-Rev000; TRN: US2301771
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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