Method for designing gas tag compositions
Abstract
For use in the manufacture of gas tags such as employed in a nuclear reactor gas tagging failure detection system, a method for designing gas tagging compositions utilizes an analytical approach wherein the final composition of a first canister of tag gas as measured by a mass spectrometer is designated as node #1. Lattice locations of tag nodes in multi-dimensional space are then used in calculating the compositions of a node #2 and each subsequent node so as to maximize the distance of each node from any combination of tag components which might be indistinguishable from another tag composition in a reactor fuel assembly. Alternatively, the measured compositions of tag gas numbers 1 and 2 may be used to fix the locations of nodes 1 and 2, with the locations of nodes 3-N then calculated for optimum tag gas composition. A single sphere defining the lattice locations of the tag nodes may be used to define approximately 20 tag nodes, while concentric spheres can extend the number of tag nodes to several hundred.
- Inventors:
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- 1433 Carriage La., Bolingbrook, IL 60440
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869835
- Patent Number(s):
- 5406605
- Assignee:
- Gross, Kenny C. (Argonne, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; designing; gas; tag; compositions; manufacture; tags; employed; nuclear; reactor; tagging; failure; detection; utilizes; analytical; approach; final; composition; canister; measured; mass; spectrometer; designated; node; lattice; locations; nodes; multi-dimensional; space; calculating; subsequent; maximize; distance; combination; components; indistinguishable; fuel; assembly; alternatively; fix; 3-n; calculated; optimum; single; sphere; defining; define; approximately; 20; concentric; spheres; extend; hundred; tag nodes; gas composition; gas tag; gas tagging; mass spectrometer; nuclear reactor; reactor fuel; fuel assembly; tag gas; reactor gas; tag node; gas tags; failure detection; tagging failure; tag compositions; tag composition; designing gas; /376/
Citation Formats
Gross, Kenny C. Method for designing gas tag compositions. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Gross, Kenny C. Method for designing gas tag compositions. United States.
Gross, Kenny C. Sun .
"Method for designing gas tag compositions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869835.
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abstractNote = {For use in the manufacture of gas tags such as employed in a nuclear reactor gas tagging failure detection system, a method for designing gas tagging compositions utilizes an analytical approach wherein the final composition of a first canister of tag gas as measured by a mass spectrometer is designated as node #1. Lattice locations of tag nodes in multi-dimensional space are then used in calculating the compositions of a node #2 and each subsequent node so as to maximize the distance of each node from any combination of tag components which might be indistinguishable from another tag composition in a reactor fuel assembly. Alternatively, the measured compositions of tag gas numbers 1 and 2 may be used to fix the locations of nodes 1 and 2, with the locations of nodes 3-N then calculated for optimum tag gas composition. A single sphere defining the lattice locations of the tag nodes may be used to define approximately 20 tag nodes, while concentric spheres can extend the number of tag nodes to several hundred.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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Works referenced in this record:
Gas Tag Identification of Failed Fuel – II. Resolution between Single and Multiple Failures
journal, November 1974
- McCormick, N. J.
- Nuclear Technology, Vol. 24, Issue 2