The large volume calorimeter for measuring the pressure cooker'' shipping container
- EG and G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
A precise, low wattage, large volume calorimeter system has been developed at Mound to measure two configurations of the 12081 containment vessel. This system was developed and constructed to perform verification measurements at the Savannah River Site. The calorimeter system has performance design specifications of {plus minus}0.3% error above the 2-watt level, and {plus minus}(0.03% plus 0.006 watts) at power levels below 2 watts (one sigma). Data collected during performance testing shows measurement errors well within this range, even down to 0.1-watt power levels. The development of this calorimeter shows that ultra-precise measurements can be achieved on extremely large volume sample configurations. 1 ref., 5 figs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-88DP43495
- OSTI ID:
- 5148574
- Report Number(s):
- MLM-3699(OP); CONF-910774--86; ON: DE92002035
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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