Measurement of liquid films thickness in a condensing and re-evaporating environment using attenuation of near infrared light

A novel technique developed to measure liquid film thickness up to 2mm was tested under thermodynamic conditions encountered in containment during severe accident scenario. The tests were performed in the thermal-hydraulic facility LINX located at PSI (Villigen, Switzerland), a 10m3 pressure vessel...

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Published in:Nuclear engineering and design 2018-09, Vol.336, p.64-73
Main Authors: Mignot, Guillaume, Dupont, Julien, Paranjape, Sidharth, Ouldrebai, Hakim, Bissels, Wilhelm-Martin, Paladino, Domenico, Prasser, Horst-Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Attenuation
Boundary conditions
Calibration
Condensation
Containment
Evaporation
Film thickness
Infrared radiation
Instrumentation
Liquid film
Moisture absorption
Near-infrared (NIR)
Pixels
Pressure vessels
Rangefinding
Temperature effects
Thermodynamics
Thermography
Thickness measurement
Thin films
Time correlation functions
Variation
Wall temperature
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Summary:A novel technique developed to measure liquid film thickness up to 2mm was tested under thermodynamic conditions encountered in containment during severe accident scenario. The tests were performed in the thermal-hydraulic facility LINX located at PSI (Villigen, Switzerland), a 10m3 pressure vessel with precise control of the boundary conditions. In the experiments, liquid films were created on a temperature controlled wall placed in the center of the vessel. Selected tests involving condensation and evaporation on film with steady state conditions are presented. In each test, sequences of thickness mappings were recorded with an image size of 246×180 pixels, a projected pixel size of 0.63mm and a frame rate of 250fps. Uncertainty on the film thickness was estimated to 35μm absolute over the entire measurement range based upon current calibration. Large and small structure can be observed spatially but also temporally through extracted local signal. Average and fluctuating part of the film thickness are presented and discussed for four tests where the controlled wall temperature and bulk composition were varied. Strong time-correlation in the signal was observed for rivulets whose formation is enhanced by an increase of the wall temperature.
ISSN:0029-5493
1872-759X
DOI:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.023