Published June 21, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Shape measurement of bubble in a liquid metal

  • 1. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Osaka (Japan)
  • 2. Tokai Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Dynamic behavior of a two-phase bubble, i.e. a steam bubble containing a droplet evaporating in the bubble, in the molten alloy was clearly visualized using high-frame-rate neutron radiography. In relation to some direct contact heat exchanger design with molten lead-bismuth (Pb-Bi), experiments have been done at JRR-3M of JAEA (Japan Atomic Energy Agency) with water droplets evaporating in a stable thermally stratified Newton's alloy pool. The instantaneous shape and size of the bubble has been iteratively estimated from the void fraction distributions and total void volume by assuming a symmetrical bubble shape.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.168

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.168;
PII
S0168-9002(09)00281-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
605
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 192-196
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
6. topical meeting on neutron radiography
Acronym
ITMNR 08
Dates
14-18 Sep 2008
Place
Kobe (Japan)

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