Temperature measurement and sampling probes for the UF6 homogenization study

Special multipurpose probes have been designed and fabricated to facilitate temperature measurement and sample withdrawal during an experiment which was conducted to examine the UF6 assay homogenization process within a standard 10-ton UF6 cylinder during a typical cylinder heating cycle in a steam autoclave. Three special probes were mounted in the test cylinder and used to provide 15 temperature measurement points and to collect UF6 samples at 4 of the 15 points. This report discusses the design and construction of these probes and how the various design criteria were met