LLNL Final Design for PDV Measurements of Godiva for Validation of Multi-Physics Simulation

Technical Report · Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1124853· OSTI ID:1124853

Heinrichs, David ^[1]; Scorby, John ^[1]; Bandong, Brian ^[2]; Beller, Tim ^[3]; Burch, Jennifer ^[1]; Goda, Joetta ^[3]; Halvorson, Craig ^[4]; Hickman, David ^[5]; May, Mark ^[6]; Sinibaldi, Jose ^[6]; Whitworth, Tony ^[7]; Klingensmith, Amanda ^[8]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Nuclear Criticality Safety Division
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Global Security N Program and National Security Engineering Division
5. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Dosimetry Lab.
6. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). B-Division
7. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Defense Technologies Engineering Division
8. National Security Technologies, LLC. (NSTec), Mercury, NV (United States). National Center for Nuclear Security (NCNS)

This document is a Final Design (CED-2) Report for IER-268, “PDV Measurements of Godiva for Validation of Multi-Physics Simulation”. These measurements will measure surface velocities in several locations, the initial α and α-t curve as a function of fission yield using existing LLNL assets including: The portable Photonic Doppler Velocimeter (PDV) detector; The “alpha box”, and; Aluminum-encapsulated ²³⁵U fission foils. These experiments will be simulated using multi-physics methods funded separately under LLNL-AM2. A supercritical benchmark specification will be developed; and, if funding permits, an ICSBEP (or classified equivalent) evaluation will be published.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48; AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1124853
• Report Number(s): LLNL-TR-652032
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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