Testing and evaluation of doubly impacted simulant-fueled Milliwatt Generator heat sources
Description
As part of the Milliwatt Generator (MWG) Program, 12 simulant-fueled heat sources were fabricated double impact tested, and evaluated at Mound. Ten assemblies were tested at approx. 80 m/sec, and two were tested at approx. 105 m/sec. None of the strength members were breached; therefore, no fuel would have been released as a result of double impacts at the velocities and orientations tested at 4500C. There was little difference in results for duplicate tests conducted approx. 80 and approx. 105 m/sec. Ten units contained liners that were embrittled prior to testing. This resulted in cracks in some of the liner that would not have occurred in normally fueled heat sources
Availability note (English)
MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A06/MF A01 as DE82012448.
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Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 110 p.
- Report number
- MLM-MU--82-64-0001
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14720001
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S42: ENGINEERING;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPSULES; CRACKS; ENCAPSULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAILURES; IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPACT TESTS; MOCKUP; PLUTONIUM 238; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; SAFETY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAINERS; DATA; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TESTING; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES