Additive Manufacturing of Miniaturized Peak Temperature Monitors for In-Pile Applications

Fujimoto, Kiyo T.; Hone, Lance A.; Manning, Kory D.; Seifert, Robert D.; Davis, Kurt L.; Milloway, James N.; Skifton, Richard S.; Wu, Yaqiao; Wilding, Malwina; Estrada, David

doi:10.3390/s21227688

Title: Additive Manufacturing of Miniaturized Peak Temperature Monitors for In-Pile Applications

Journal Article · 19 November 2021 · Sensors

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21227688 · OSTI ID:1831527

Fujimoto, Kiyo T. ^[1]; Hone, Lance A. ^[2]; Manning, Kory D. ^[2]; Seifert, Robert D. ^[2];

^[2]; Milloway, James N. ^[2];

^[2]; Wu, Yaqiao ^[3]; Wilding, Malwina ^[2]; Estrada, David ^[1]

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Boise State Univ., ID (United States)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Boise State Univ., ID (United States)

Passive monitoring techniques have been used for peak temperature measurements during irradiation tests by exploiting the melting point of well-characterized materials. Recent efforts to expand the capabilities of such peak temperature detection instrumentation include the development and testing of additively manufactured (AM) melt wires. In an effort to demonstrate and benchmark the performance and reliability of AM melt wires, we conducted a study to compare prototypical standard melt wires to an AM melt wire capsule, composed of printed aluminum, zinc, and tin melt wires. The lowest melting-point material used was Sn, with a melting point of approximately 230 °C, Zn melts at approximately 420 °C, and the high melting-point material was aluminum, with an approximate melting point of 660 °C. Through differential scanning calorimetry and furnace testing we show that the performance of our AM melt wire capsule was consistent with that of the standard melt-wire capsule, highlighting a path towards miniaturized peak-temperature sensors for in-pile sensor applications.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1831527

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2469595

Journal Information:: Sensors, Vol. 21, Issue 22; ISSN 1424-8220

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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