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Evaluation of high-temperature strain gages for enrico fermi reactor vessel

Weldable strain gages are found feasible for the measurement of thermally induced strains in the reactor vessel

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Thermally induced strains in the Fermi reactor vessel will be measured with weldable strain gages during tests prior to criticality. Laboratory tests of these gages show that mechanical strains can be measured under static conditions at 900°F. Laboratory tests further show that the temperature coefficient of these gages becomes very small after about 170 hr of heating at 900°F, making it possible to measure strains resulting from temperature changes.

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  1. Atomic Power Development Associates, Inc., Detroit, Mich.

    F. R. Beyer

  2. The Detroit Edison Co., Detroit, Mich.

    J. O. Smith

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Beyer, F.R., Smith, J.O. Evaluation of high-temperature strain gages for enrico fermi reactor vessel. Experimental Mechanics 2, 81–88 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02325733

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