X-Ray Measurement of Void Dynamics in Boiling Liquid Metals

L. B. Wentz; L. G. Neal; R. W. Wright

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A26400

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Technology / Volume 4 / Number 5

X-Ray Measurement of Void Dynamics in Boiling Liquid Metals

L. B. Wentz, L. G. Neal, R. W. Wright

Nuclear Technology / Volume 4 / Number 5 / May 1968 / Pages 347-355

Technical Paper and Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A26400

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X-ray void measurement principles and interpretation are applied to rapid void changes in boiling liquid metals. Measurements on a boiling potassium loop show that millisecond response times are necessary to follow the movement of liquid-vapor interfaces upon nucleation.