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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 253, 2021
ANIMMA 2021 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
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Article Number | 04017 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Research Reactors and Particle Accelerators | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125304017 | |
Published online | 19 November 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125304017
Characterization of calorimeter responses under laboratory conditions thanks to an optimized transient thermal test bench
1
Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IM2NP, Marseille, France
2
CEA/DES/IRESNE/DER, Section of Experimental Physics, Safety Tests and Instrumentation, Cadarache, F-13108, Saint Paul-lez-Durance, France
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
4
National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland
Corresponding author: jeremy.rebaud@etu.univ-amu.fr
Published online: 19 November 2021
This paper presents an experimental study of the calibration of a non-adiabatic single-cell calorimeter called KAROLINA. This type of sensor is used to quantify the nuclear heating rate inside MTRs (Material Testing Reactors). The calibration of this sensor type is carried out in laboratory conditions without irradiation. The calibration corresponds to a preliminary step, which is crucial to use this sensor in real conditions. In the case of the studied single-cell calorimeter owning no heating element, the calibration is realized with a specific test bench, called BERTAN, based on thermal transient regimes. First of all, the paper describes the methodology of the determination of the calorimeter sensitivity and the dedicated experimental set-up developed recently. Then the paper is devoted to a parametric study carried out on the KAROLINA single-cell calorimeter to determine the influence of several parameters on its thermal time constant (temperature, velocity, phase, method).
Key words: Nuclear Heating Rate / Calorimetry / Calibration
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