Document Type
White Paper
Publication Date
1-22-2003
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publisher Location
Las Vegas (Nev.)
First page number:
1
Last page number:
6
Abstract
Although liquid lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) is a good candidate for coolant in the subcritical transmutation blanket, it is known to be corrosive to stainless steel, the material of the carrying tubes and containers. Such longterm corrosion problem can be prevented by producing and maintaining a protective oxide layer on the exposed surface of stainless steel. For this purpose, it is required to accurately control the concentration of oxygen dissolved in LBE. Currently, YSZ (Yttria Stabilized Zirconia) oxygen sensors, based on an existing automotive oxygen sensor, with molten bismuth saturated with oxygen as the reference, have been selected for oxygen-concentration measurement. The oxygen concentration difference across the solid electrolyte and the resultant oxygen ion conduction inside the electrolyte establishes an electromagnetic force that is used to measure the ppb level concentration of oxygen dissolved in liquid LBE. A set of calibration curves of voltage vs. temperature ranging from 300 0C to 500 0C under various oxygen concentrations in liquid LBE for the YSZ oxygen sensor has been obtained and is presented in this paper. Although the current calibration strategy using the direct injection of hydrogen and oxygen is still inadequate to determine the oxygen concentration in the system, we have found a good candidate for our purpose, which is varying hydrogen to water steam ratio in the system.
Keywords
Corrosion and anti-corrosives; Eutectic alloys; Lead-bismuth alloys; Nuclear reactors — Materials — Testing; Measuring instruments – Design and construction; Oxygen – Measurement; Yttrium; Zirconium
Controlled Subject
Corrosion and anti-corrosives--Testing; Eutectic alloys; Nuclear reactors--Materials--Testing
Disciplines
Chemistry | Materials Chemistry | Nuclear Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy
File Format
File Size
259 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Wu, X.,
Sivaraman, R.,
Li, N.,
Hang, W.,
Darling, T. W.,
Jiang, Y.,
Yim, W.,
Fu, B.
(2003).
Calibration of YSZ Sensors for the Measurement of Oxygen Concentration in Liquid Pb-Bi Eutectic.
1-6.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_sciences_materials/154
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