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Title: Hydrogen ignition and recombination following postulated breeder reactor accidents

Abstract

Understanding the inherent response of breeder reactors to hydrogen generated during a major accident is important to reactor safety analyses and in evaluating means of controlling hydrogen to safe levels. Experiments have been conducted at the Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory investigating the ignition, burning, and extinguishment of hydrogen jets under conditions similar to those of postulated reactor accidents. Two extensive series of small-scale tests and two large-scale tests have been performed which indicate the conditions necessary for hydrogen jet ignition and extinguishment. The results and conclusions of the test programs are included.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5744867
Report Number(s):
HEDL-SA-1712-FP; CONF-790816-77
TRN: 80-000976
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-14-2170
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International meeting on fast reactor safety technology, Seattle, WA, USA, 19 Aug 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; MELTDOWN; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; MOCKUP; REACTOR SAFETY; ACCIDENTS; BREEDER REACTORS; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; ELEMENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FLUIDS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NONMETALS; OXIDATION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; STRUCTURAL MODELS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety; 210500 - Power Reactors, Breeding

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Wierman, R. W., and Muhlestein, L. D. Hydrogen ignition and recombination following postulated breeder reactor accidents. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
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Wierman, R. W., & Muhlestein, L. D. Hydrogen ignition and recombination following postulated breeder reactor accidents. United States.
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Wierman, R. W., and Muhlestein, L. D. 1979. "Hydrogen ignition and recombination following postulated breeder reactor accidents". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5744867.
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@article{osti_5744867,
title = {Hydrogen ignition and recombination following postulated breeder reactor accidents},
author = {Wierman, R. W. and Muhlestein, L. D.},
abstractNote = {Understanding the inherent response of breeder reactors to hydrogen generated during a major accident is important to reactor safety analyses and in evaluating means of controlling hydrogen to safe levels. Experiments have been conducted at the Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory investigating the ignition, burning, and extinguishment of hydrogen jets under conditions similar to those of postulated reactor accidents. Two extensive series of small-scale tests and two large-scale tests have been performed which indicate the conditions necessary for hydrogen jet ignition and extinguishment. The results and conclusions of the test programs are included.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5744867}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979}
}
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