The large volume calorimeter for measuring the pressure cooker shipping container

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States)

OSTI ID:5494542

Kasperski, P W; Duff, M F; Wetzel, J R ^[1]; Baker, L B; MacMurdo, K W ^[2]

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1. EG and G Mound Applied Technologies, Miamisburg, OH (US)
2. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (US)

This paper reports on a precise, low wattage, large volume calorimeter system that 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.

• OSTI ID: 5494542
• Report Number(s): CONF-910774--
• Journal Information: Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States), Journal Name: Nuclear Materials Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings; (United States) Vol. 20; ISSN NUMMB; ISSN 0362-0034
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420204 -- Engineering-- Shipping Containers
440104* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCURACY
CONFIGURATION
CONTAINERS
DATA
DESIGN
ERRORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FABRICATION
INFORMATION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION DETECTORS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SHOWER COUNTERS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERIFICATION