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When Constellation decided to install replacement Alstom low-pressure turbines at three of its boiling water reactor plants more than 15 years ago, one benefit was knowing the new turbines should operate reliably—and without major inspections—for several years.
Mohamed Zaghloul, Sheng Huang, Mohan Wang, Kevin Chen, (Univ of Pittsburgh), Paul Ohodnicki, Michael Burie, Shiwoo Lee (National Energy Technology Lab), Cyril Hnatovsky, Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov (National Research Council Canada), Ming-Jun Li (Corning Research and Development Corp.), David Carpenter, Lin Wen Hu (MIT), Joshua Daw (INL), invited
Proceedings | Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technolgies (NPIC&HMIT 2019) | Orlando, FL, February 9-14, 2019 | Pages 1324-1329
This paper presents experimental results of both fiber Bragg grating point-sensors and spatially-distributed fiber sensors fabricated by the ultrafast laser for high-temperature radiation environments for both fossil fuel and nuclear energy applications. Using point-by-point fabrication, the ultrafast laser was used to fabricate enhanced Rayleigh scattering profiles in radiation hardened fibers for distributed sensing. Using a phase mask approach, fiber Bragg grating sensors were produced for point temperature measurements. Both distributed fiber sensors and fiber Bragg grating sensors were used to perform real-time temperature profile measurements during operations of solid oxide fuel cells and during operation of a 6 MW nuclear research reactor. Test results presented in this paper demonstrated that both sensors can survive harsh environments of high temperatures to perform temperature profile measurements with high spatial resolutions.