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Title: EFFECT OF A THERMAL GRADIENT ON THE HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION IN A METAL. APPLICATION TO THE SODIUM REACTOR EXPERIMENT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4265106

The effect of hydrogen on the zirconium cans which contain the graphite moderator in the SRE was investigated. Since these Zr cans are under a thermal gradient, a method of obtaining the hydrogen concentration distribution becomes necessary. The relation between pressure, temperature, and hydrogen content of hydrogen in metals has been derived from statistical mechanical considerations. Figures are given on the distribution of hydrogen in Zr in a thermal gradient from 500 to 960 F. (W.L.H.)

Research Organization:
Atomics International Div., North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-13-012777
OSTI ID:
4265106
Report Number(s):
NAA-SR-Memo-2025
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English