Equipment for Testing Measuring Devices at a Low-Level Radon Activity Concentration

The National Institute for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection, under the European project 16ENV10 MetroRADON (the European metrology program for innovation and research, EMPIR), has developed unique equipment for the testing of measuring devices at low-level radon activity concentrations. The equipment consists particularly of an airtight low-level radon chamber (LLRCH) with an inner volume of 324 liters; a Rn-222 type RF 5 flow-through source with a Ra-226 activity of 4.955 kBq developed by Czech Metrological Institute within the above-mentioned project; and a pressure vessel as a radon-free air source. The mass flow controller of the Bronkhorst EL-Flow type is a part of the apparatus and ensures the requested airflow through the radon source—partialized if necessary—through the chamber. The homogeneity of the atmosphere in the chamber is ensured by means of a continuously regulated fan (airflows in the range of 0.1–3.5 m·s−1 can be established). Another important chamber component is the measuring device of climatic conditions, since temperature, air pressure, and relative humidity must be determined. The construction of the equipment allows the time-stable radon activity concentration to be maintained at a precise level for several days. Radon concentration values can be arbitrarily and continuously set in the range from 100 Bq·m−3 to 300 Bq·m−3.

Pengembangan Alat Ukur Berbasis Loadcell Untuk Pengujian Tahanan Model Kendaraan Tempur Amphibi

Pengujian tahanan kapal yang biasa dilakukan di laboratorium hidrodinamika pada umumnya menggunakan dinamometer pengukur tahanan yang sudah terintegrasi dalam sistem peralatan di kolam uji (Towing Tank). Terkait dengan pengujian tahanan model yang khusus seperti model kendaraan tempur amphibi, dilakukan perancangan dan pengembangan alat ukur tahanan model berbasis loadcelluntuk memenuhi situasi dan kondisi model tersebut. Validasi dan verifikasi alat ukur tahanan dilakukan dengan langsung melakukan pengujian terhadap model fisik kendaraan tempur amphibi yang mempunyai skala 1:3, data hasil pengukuran dibandingkan dengan data yang diperoleh dari simulasi atau perhitungan secara numerik. Adanya perbedaan data hasil pengujian model fisik sebesar 1,71% dengan data perhitungan numerik menunjukkan bahwa alat uji tahanan yang dikembangkan dapat diandalkan dan digunakan untuk pengujian-pengujian tahanan model berikutnya.Keywords : Ship Resistance testing, Measuring Resistance, loadcell, numeric Calculation.