Use of aluminum nitride to obtain temperature measurements in a high temperature and high radiation environment
Abstract
An aluminum nitride piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer successfully operates at temperatures of up to 1000.degree. C. and fast (>1 MeV) neutron fluencies of more than 10.sup.18 n/cm.sup.2. The transducer comprises a transparent, nitrogen rich aluminum nitride (AlN) crystal wafer that is coupled to an aluminum cylinder for pulse-echo measurements. The transducer has the capability to measure in situ gamma heating within the core of a nuclear reactor.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, West Mifflin, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1248874
- Patent Number(s):
- 9322720
- Application Number:
- 14/186,244
- Assignee:
- U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01K - MEASURING TEMPERATURE
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- NR0000031
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Wernsman, Bernard R., Blasi, Raymond J., Tittman, Bernhard R., and Parks, David A. Use of aluminum nitride to obtain temperature measurements in a high temperature and high radiation environment. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Wernsman, Bernard R., Blasi, Raymond J., Tittman, Bernhard R., & Parks, David A. Use of aluminum nitride to obtain temperature measurements in a high temperature and high radiation environment. United States.
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title = {Use of aluminum nitride to obtain temperature measurements in a high temperature and high radiation environment},
author = {Wernsman, Bernard R. and Blasi, Raymond J. and Tittman, Bernhard R. and Parks, David A.},
abstractNote = {An aluminum nitride piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer successfully operates at temperatures of up to 1000.degree. C. and fast (>1 MeV) neutron fluencies of more than 10.sup.18 n/cm.sup.2. The transducer comprises a transparent, nitrogen rich aluminum nitride (AlN) crystal wafer that is coupled to an aluminum cylinder for pulse-echo measurements. The transducer has the capability to measure in situ gamma heating within the core of a nuclear reactor.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2016},
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