scholarly journals Development of a driftless Johnson noise thermometer for nuclear applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Jonathan V. Pearce ◽  
Paul Bramley ◽  
David Cruickshank

Existing temperature sensors such as thermocouples and platinum resistance thermometers suffer from calibration drift, especially in harsh environments, due to mechanical and chemical changes (and transmutation in the case of nuclear applications). A solution to the drift problem is to use temperature sensors based on fundamental thermometry (primary thermometers) where the measured property is related to absolute temperature by a fundamental physical law. A Johnson noise thermometer is such a sensor and uses the measurement of the extremely small thermal voltage noise signals generated by any resistive element to determine temperature using the Johnson-Nyquist equation. A Johnson noise thermometer never needs calibration and is insensitive to the condition of the sensor material, which makes it ideally suited to long-term temperature measurement in harsh environments. These can include reactor coolant circuits, in-pile measurements, nuclear waste management and storage, and severe accident monitoring. There have been a number of previous attempts to develop a Johnson noise thermometer for the nuclear industry, but none have achieved commercialization because of technical difficulties. We describe the results of a collaboration between the National Physical Laboratory and Metrosol Limited, which has led to a new technique for measuring Johnson noise that overcomes the previous problems that have prevented commercialization. The results from a proof-of-principle prototype that demonstrates performance commensurate with the needs of nuclear applications is presented, together with details of progress towards the commercialization of the technology. The development partners have effected a step change in the application of primary thermometry to industrial applications and seek partners for field trials and further exploitation.

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-298
Author(s):  
Kyung Jang ◽  
Tae Woo

The humanoid is investigated for the mechanical and physical aspect in the nuclear disaster, especially for a severe accident, which includes the core melting. There are some mechanical studies of the leg and hand of the humanoid in which the human mimicking features are described. The management of the task is accomplished by the three regional preparations. The robot is made of the radiation-resistance substance. Therefore, it could work on the normal task of a human for the removal of the broken debris in a collapsed building. However, there is a limitation for the use in the reactor core building due to very high temperature of the nuclear fuel. The regional classification of the site is studied for the practical purposes. The post-accident analysis is accompanied with multidisciplinary research for the humanoid development in the nuclear industry.


Metrologia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 512-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jifeng Qu ◽  
S P Benz ◽  
H Rogalla ◽  
D R White

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 849-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Benz ◽  
D. Rod White ◽  
JiFeng Qu ◽  
Horst Rogalla ◽  
Weston Tew

Author(s):  
Alessio Pollarolo ◽  
Weston Tew ◽  
Horst Rogalla ◽  
Jason M. Underwood ◽  
Samuel P. Benz

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