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Instrumentation development for low range, long line differential pressure measurements

Journal Article · · ISA Trans.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5935760
A major experimental facility planned for the investigation of the reflood and refill phases of a loss-of-coolant accident in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a full-scale model of a PWR upper plenum, designated as the Upper Plenum Test Facility (UPTF). One of the goals of the test program is to determine the characteristics of the dynamic steam-water flow at the core/upper plenum interface. To meet this need, an instrumentation system designed to measure small differential pressure generated by this two-phase flow has been developed, fabricated, and evaluated.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5935760
Journal Information:
ISA Trans.; (United States), Journal Name: ISA Trans.; (United States) Vol. 20:4; ISSN ISATA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English