Resistively Heated Target Tests Using Helium Flow Loop

Technical Report · Tue Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1482919· OSTI ID:1482919

Wass, Alexander Joseph ^[1]; Woloshun, Keith Albert ^[1]; Dale, Gregory E.  ^[1]; Dalmas, Dale Allen ^[1]; Romero, Frank Patrick ^[1]; Naranjo, Angela Carol ^[1]; Aragonez, Robert J. ^[1]; Kollarik, Nathan ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A helium flow and heat transfer experiment has been conducted using the helium flow loop facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In order to replicate the helium cooled Mo-100 plant design disks during beam heating, an array of resistive heaters were placed within the helium flow loop, and cooled via helium. The resistively heated test piece is comprised of seven ceramic electric heaters with embedded thermocouples allowing temperature measurements of each heater.Computation fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations and analysis from theory are compared to the experiment results in order to have predictable capabilities for future experiments.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1482919
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-18-31017
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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