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Title: Hydrogen consentration meter utilizing a diffusion tube composed of 2 1/4 C r

Abstract

A diffusion tube hydrogen meter for improving the sensitivity and response time for the measurement of hydrogen in liquid sodium. The improved hydrogen meter has a composite membrane composed of pure nickel sleeve fitted, for example, over a 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steel or niobium diffusion tube. Since the hydrogen permeation rate through 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steels is a factor of four higher than pure nickel, and the permeation rate of hydrogen through niobium is two orders of magnitude greater than the 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steel, this results in a decrease in response time and an increase in the sensitivity.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Saratoga, CA
  2. San Jose, CA
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863306
Patent Number(s):
4143316
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
DOE Contract Number:  
E(11-1)-2395
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
hydrogen; consentration; meter; utilizing; diffusion; tube; composed; improving; sensitivity; response; time; measurement; liquid; sodium; improved; composite; membrane; pure; nickel; sleeve; fitted; example; cr-1; steel; niobium; permeation; rate; steels; factor; magnitude; results; decrease; increase; hydrogen permeation; composite membrane; liquid sodium; response time; permeation rate; diffusion tube; hydrogen meter; meter utilizing; /324/73/96/204/976/

Citation Formats

Roy, Prodyot, Sandusky, David W, and Hartle, Robert T. Hydrogen consentration meter utilizing a diffusion tube composed of 2 1/4 C r. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
Roy, Prodyot, Sandusky, David W, & Hartle, Robert T. Hydrogen consentration meter utilizing a diffusion tube composed of 2 1/4 C r. United States.
Roy, Prodyot, Sandusky, David W, and Hartle, Robert T. Mon . "Hydrogen consentration meter utilizing a diffusion tube composed of 2 1/4 C r". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863306.
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author = {Roy, Prodyot and Sandusky, David W and Hartle, Robert T},
abstractNote = {A diffusion tube hydrogen meter for improving the sensitivity and response time for the measurement of hydrogen in liquid sodium. The improved hydrogen meter has a composite membrane composed of pure nickel sleeve fitted, for example, over a 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steel or niobium diffusion tube. Since the hydrogen permeation rate through 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steels is a factor of four higher than pure nickel, and the permeation rate of hydrogen through niobium is two orders of magnitude greater than the 2 1/4 Cr-1 Mo steel, this results in a decrease in response time and an increase in the sensitivity.},
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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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