FR2739925B1 - ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR MEASURING A RELATIVE PHYSICAL PARAMETER ON AN ENCLOSURE CONTAINING A FLUID, FOR EXAMPLE FOR MEASURING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF A FUEL PENCIL OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR - Google Patents

ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR MEASURING A RELATIVE PHYSICAL PARAMETER ON AN ENCLOSURE CONTAINING A FLUID, FOR EXAMPLE FOR MEASURING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF A FUEL PENCIL OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR

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FR2739925B1
FR2739925B1 FR9511921A FR9511921A FR2739925B1 FR 2739925 B1 FR2739925 B1 FR 2739925B1 FR 9511921 A FR9511921 A FR 9511921A FR 9511921 A FR9511921 A FR 9511921A FR 2739925 B1 FR2739925 B1 FR 2739925B1
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fluid
power plant
internal pressure
nuclear power
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Etienne Vrignaud
Remi Demarest
Jean Marc Saurel
Jean Pierre Marco
Bernard Delettre
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Electricite de France SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L11/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00
    • G01L11/04—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by acoustic means
    • G01L11/06—Ultrasonic means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/223—Supports, positioning or alignment in fixed situation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/28—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details providing acoustic coupling, e.g. water
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C17/00—Monitoring; Testing ; Maintaining
    • G21C17/10—Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02872—Pressure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/26—Scanned objects
    • G01N2291/263—Surfaces
    • G01N2291/2634—Surfaces cylindrical from outside
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
FR9511921A 1995-10-11 1995-10-11 ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR MEASURING A RELATIVE PHYSICAL PARAMETER ON AN ENCLOSURE CONTAINING A FLUID, FOR EXAMPLE FOR MEASURING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF A FUEL PENCIL OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT REACTOR Expired - Lifetime FR2739925B1 (en)

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