Title :
Robust thermal flow sensor for a containment test facility
Author :
Ritterath, M. ; Voser, P. ; Dietze, W. ; Prasser, H.-M. ; Paladino, D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Nucl. Energy Syst., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol. (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A network of custom developed anemometers is described, employed to measure the flow profile in a 0.9 m diameter pipe. The sensor is suitable to the harsh environment inside the large scale containment test facility PANDA. It is designed to work at velocities from 0.04-0.3 m/s in gas mixtures of varying composition, where other methods fail.
Keywords :
anemometers; fission reactor containment; flow measurement; flow sensors; gas mixtures; nuclear power stations; pipe flow; test facilities; velocity measurement; PANDA; anemometers; flow profile; gas mixtures; harsh environment; large scale containment test facility; pipe flow; robust thermal flow sensor; size 0.9 m; velocity 0.04 m/s to 0.3 m/s; Fluid flow measurement; Helium; Laboratories; Nuclear measurements; Robustness; Temperature sensors; Test facilities; Thermal sensors; Velocity measurement; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Christchurch
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4548-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398436
