IN-PILE EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE FOR SIRENE THERMIONIC CONVERTERS. Dispositif d'experimentation en pile des convertisseurs thermoioniques sirene (in French)
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4767483
The irradiation device described here, was built for in pile life tests of 100 We SIRENE converters. The nuclear converter is located in a sealed vacuum chamber, which is plugged at the lower end of a coaxial tubing acting as electrical leads. The output power is available on a variable resistive load on the bank of the reactor pool. Thermal, electrical and neutronic parameters of the converter are recorded. Since 1967, two permanent devices allowed five experiments in the swimming pool TRITON (CEN-FAR) and the results, obtained till now, are presented. (authors) [French] Le dispositif d'irradiation SIRENE decrit ici a ete concu en vue d'une etude statistique de performances de convertisseurs thermoioniques nucleaires de puissance unitaire 100 We. Le dispositif doit assurer la bonne marche du convertisseur en pile, permettre le changement de la position verticale du convertisseur dans le coeur, sortir du coeur la puissance electrique convertie sans degradation notable et enregistrer les differents parametres thermiques, electriques et neutroniques du convertisseur. Depuis 1967, deux dispositifs fonctionnent en permanence et ont permis de faire cinq experiences dans le reacteur piscine TRITON du CEN-FAR. Les resultats obtenus jusqu'a present, sont presentes. (auteurs)
- Research Organization:
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires
- NSA Number:
- NSA-23-051413
- OSTI ID:
- 4767483
- Report Number(s):
- CEA-R--3867
- Country of Publication:
- France
- Language:
- French
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