A CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT STEAM CORROSION FACILITY

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4127225

Nelson, W B

A low-flow autoclave system was developed for out-ofpile corrosion testing of materials in controlled environment steam up to 500 deg C. The system was set up in triplicate to provide for the exposure of various zirconium alloys to steam at 300, 400, and 500 deg C. The oxygen and hydrogen content of the steam were controlled at 25 ppm and 3 ppm, respectively, to simulate the gas conditions from radiolytic water decomposition found in a boiling water reactor. The autoclave internals were so designed to result in a temperature variation between specimens under test of less than 2 deg C. (auth)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Vallecitos Atomic Lab., San Jose, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-18-004196
• OSTI ID: 4127225
• Report Number(s): GEAP-4393; EURAEC-893
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BOILING
CONTROL
CORROSION
DECONTAMINATION
HYDROGEN
MATERIALS TESTING
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
OXYGEN
PLANNING
PRESSURE VESSELS
QUANTITY RATIO
REACTORS
STEAM
TEMPERATURE
WATER
WATER COOLANT
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS