The Viability of Selected Vacuum Furnace Quench Methods for Heat Treatment of Uranium
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Recent developments in high-pressure gas-quench furnaces have allowed them, in many applications, to achieve heat transfer coefficients similar to those of oil-quench furnaces. Simultaneously, high-pressure gas quench furnaces offer many attractive qualities including a smaller footprint, limited waste generation, and a more consistent quench rate across a range of temperatures. With these benefits in mind, an experimental matrix was developed to assess the feasibility of implementing a high-pressure gas quenching furnace in the Sigma facility for processing of uranium alloys. The details of this experimental matrix, as well experimental results gathered during FY21 and FY22, will be presented.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1897415
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-22-31828
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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