TY - JOUR
T1 - Neutron irradiation and temperature effects on induced voltages in various mineral insulated cables and ceramic-coated wires
AU - Vermeeren, Ludo
A2 - Massaut, Vincent
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Experiments with cables and wires in the BR2 reactor subjected to well defined thermal gradients show significant thermoelectrically induced voltages between the cable core ends, that evolve consistently with neutron fluence. For all copper based systems, the nearly linear evolution is due to partial transmutation to nickel, while for stainless steel based systems the thermoelectric sensitivity saturates quickly to a value which depends on the local temperature.
AB - Experiments with cables and wires in the BR2 reactor subjected to well defined thermal gradients show significant thermoelectrically induced voltages between the cable core ends, that evolve consistently with neutron fluence. For all copper based systems, the nearly linear evolution is due to partial transmutation to nickel, while for stainless steel based systems the thermoelectric sensitivity saturates quickly to a value which depends on the local temperature.
KW - Radiation induced electromotive force (RIEMF)
KW - thermally induced electromotive force (TIEMF)
KW - mineral insulated cable
KW - magnetic diagnostics
KW - fusion
KW - ITER
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_115979
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/8321
U2 - 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.12.047
DO - 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.12.047
M3 - Article
SN - 0920-3796
VL - 86
SP - 1141
EP - 1144
JO - fusion engineering and design
JF - fusion engineering and design
IS - 6-8
T2 - 2006 - SOFT
Y2 - 11 September 2006 through 15 September 2006
ER -