Neutronics Analysis in Preparation of the Blue Room Experiment
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The goal of the Blue Room experiment is to investigate the ‘thermal shock’ stress in a tungsten target provoked by proton pulse impact. Short, strong pulses of highly energetic protons cause a rapid energy deposition in tungsten, which leads to a sudden temperature rise. This thermal shock causes a stress response and leads to fatigue, which can limit the lifetime of the target. In the Blue Room experiment, tungsten blocks will be irradiated by pulses of 800 MeV protons with several intensities to gain understanding in the strain response of the tungsten block.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1885293
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2022/2558; S03120100-TRT10003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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