The Expulsion of Liquid from a Rapidly Heated Channel (open access)

The Expulsion of Liquid from a Rapidly Heated Channel

Report documenting experiments in order to determine the "behavior of a partially confined liquid in contact with a rapidly heated surface" (p. 7). These liquids include water, methanol, ethylene bromide, and acetone.
Date: May 1967
Creator: Singer, Ralph M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Frequency-Response Analysis of Steam Voids to Sinusoidal Power Modulation in a Thin-Walled Boiling Water Coolant Channel (open access)

Frequency-Response Analysis of Steam Voids to Sinusoidal Power Modulation in a Thin-Walled Boiling Water Coolant Channel

Report regarding a study with the primary objective of acquiring "experimental data on power-to-void transfer functions for a single rectangular flow channel at elevated pressures" (p. 9).
Date: May 1965
Creator: St. Pierre, Carl C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reactor Development Program Progress Report: April 1963 (open access)

Reactor Development Program Progress Report: April 1963

Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory discussing progress made by the Reactor Development Program during April 1963. Reactor physics, experiments, and safety studies are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: May 15, 1963
Creator: Adams, R. M. & Glassner, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thermal Hydraulic Performance Characteristics of EBWR (0 to 100 Mwt) (open access)

Thermal Hydraulic Performance Characteristics of EBWR (0 to 100 Mwt)

From Introduction: "As a result, the modification of the EBWR internals for operation at higher power was directed primarily toward achieving this goal. The major modifications that were made are described briefly below."
Date: May 1963
Creator: Petrick, Michael & Spleha, E. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transient Behavior of a Natural-Circulation Loop Operating Near The Thermodynamic Critical Point (open access)

Transient Behavior of a Natural-Circulation Loop Operating Near The Thermodynamic Critical Point

From Introduction: "Interest in utilizing natural-circulation loops to obtain results that aid in the design of some boiler and nuclear reactor coolant systems has focused attention on the dynamic behavior of such loops. Much analytical and experimental work has been done so as to permit predictions of the transient behavior of both single-phase and two-phase neutral-circulation systems. The analytical portion of the study consisted of simulating the loop by utilizing a digital computer to predict the measured transients."
Date: May 1963
Creator: Harden, Darrel G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Hazards Summary Report Boiling Reactor Experiment V (BORAX V) (open access)

Design and Hazards Summary Report Boiling Reactor Experiment V (BORAX V)

Report describing the design and usage of the BORAX V nuclear reactor, its surrounding facility, systems, experimental programs, and possible hazards.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design of the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR) (open access)

Design of the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR)

Report containing "[a] description (...) of the design of a prototype "packaged" nuclear power plant. The purpose of the plant is to alleviate fuel oil logistics and storage problems posed by remote auxiliary DEW Line radar stations north of the Arctic Circle. The ALPR (redesignated SL-1) is a 3 Mwt, heterogeneous, highly enriched uranium- fueled, natural-circulation boiling water reactor, cooled and moderated with light water. Steam at 300 psig, dry and saturated (421 deg F) is passed directly from the reactor to a conventional turbine-generator to produce electric power (300 kw nominal) and space-heating (400 kw) requirements consistent with rigid mechanical and structural specifications prescribed by the military, and dictated by the extreme geophysics prevailing at the ultimate site. The over-all design criteria emphasize: simplicity and reliability of operation and maintenance, with minimum supervision; minimum on-site construction; maximum use of standard components; limited water supply; utilization of local gravel for biological shielding; transportability by air lift; and nominal 3-year fuel operating lifetime per core loading." (p. 15)
Date: May 1961
Creator: Hamer, Eberhard E.; Grant, N. R.; Hooker, H. H.; Jorgensen, G. L.; Kann, W. J.; Lipinski, W. C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Ultrasonic Measurement System for The Precise Determination of the Elastic Moduli of Single Crystals (open access)

An Ultrasonic Measurement System for The Precise Determination of the Elastic Moduli of Single Crystals

From Abstract: "The equipment described in this paper is based on the technique developed by McSkimin. Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the system. The oscilloscope presentation with no specimen present appears as shown in Figure 2a. At discrete frequencies, the pattern appears as shown in Figure 2b."
Date: May 1961
Creator: Renken, C. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zero-Power Experiments on the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR) (open access)

Zero-Power Experiments on the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR)

Report describing the zero-power experiments on the Argonne Low Power Reactor. It is a prototype of a natural-circulation, boiling-water-reactor nuclear power plant designed to supply the electrical power and space heat requirements of a proposed Auxiliary DEW Line radar station.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Shaftman, D. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irradiation of an Aluminum Alloy-Clad Ceramic Pellet-Fueled Plate (open access)

Irradiation of an Aluminum Alloy-Clad Ceramic Pellet-Fueled Plate

From Introduction: "An experiment, designated MTR-W10, was designed to determine the effects of high burnup on the cladding and fuel of an aluminum-1% nickel alloy (M-388)-clad ceramic pellet-fuelded plate if the type manufactured at Argonne for the BORAX-IV core. Conditions of irradiation were selected to allow local boiling at the high flux end of the plate at a pressure of 600 psig."
Date: May 1960
Creator: Gavin, A. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library