• DocumentCode
    3284853
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    25-28 Oct. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1419
  • Lastpage
    1422
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Sensors, 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Christchurch
  • ISSN
    1930-0395
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4548-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1930-0395
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398436
  • Filename
    5398436