STREAM FLOW MEASUREMENT BY AN INERT TRACER PULSE TECHNIQUE

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1963 · Nuclear Science and Engineering (U.S.)

OSTI ID:4700975

Gardner, R P; Dunn, III, J W

A technique is described and demonstrated for the determination of volumetric flow rates in open streams which consists of introducing an inert tracer concentratlon as an undefined pulse, sampling the concentration at a point downstream, and analyzing the sampies by activation analysis. This method does not involve the introduction of any radioactive material into the stream and yet still retains most of the high sensitivity and selectivity of radiotracer techniques. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Inst. of Nuclear Studies, Tenn.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-025420
• OSTI ID: 4700975
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 15; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
FLOWMETERS
FLUID FLOW
INERT GASES
MASS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
SAMPLING
VELOCITY