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DOE OSTI2022

Dynamic responses of submerged components in advanced reactors: experimental and numerical studies

The seismic design of an advanced nuclear reactor must consider the interaction of vessel internal components with the surrounding coolant: fluid–structure interaction (FSI). Available analytical solutions for FSI of submerged components do not accommodate multiple-component, intense seismic inputs and complex reactor and internal geometries. Physical testing of reactor vessels and internals to inform seismic design is impractical and cost-prohibitive, leaving the use of verified and validated, robust numerical models as the only plausible option for analysis and design. Physical data that could be used for validating such numerical models for multi-component shaking are not available. This article describes an experimental program performed on a 6-degree-of-freedom earthquake simulator to generate data that could support validation of seismic FSI numerical models for submerged components in commercial finite element codes. A scaled model of a base-supported reactor vessel with simplified representations of submerged internals was tested to generate submerged-component response histories for a range of seismic inputs. The generated data were used to validate numerical models in the finite element code LS-DYNA. Numerical models were validated for calculation of hydrodynamic pressure responses on internals, in-water frequencies of internals, and acceleration responses of internals. The generated data and the analysis recommendations could aid engineering analysts designing submerged components and systems for seismic effects.

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DOE OSTI2026

Pre-commissioning of the wide-dynamic range halo monitor to be installed in the Fermilab MI-8 line

The beam halo can contribute to beam losses in accelerators and is very difficult to measure. With an increase in beam intensity following the PIP-II upgrade at Fermilab, the beam losses are expected to be higher with some coming from beam halo. Therefore, it is important to measure the sources of beam halo to minimize the beam losses. A modified Halo Monitor developed by J-PARC will be installed in Fermilab MI-8 transfer line to measure the beam halo. In this paper, an update on the beam profile monitor fabrication is covered. The updates include the location selection for the Halo Monitor in the MI-8 transfer line, shielding options for instrumentation, initial testing of equipment, and ray tracing simulations for the Offner optics and the targets used in the monitor.

Babacan, Betiay [IIT, Chicago; Fermilab]↗
DOE OSTI2018

Muon Beam Dynamics and Spin Dynamics in the g-2 Storage Ring

The goal of the new g-2 experiment at fermilab is a measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, with uncertainty of less than 140 ppb. The experimental method is to store a beam of polarized muons in a storage ring with pure vertical dipole field and electrostatic focusing, and to measure the precession frequency. Control of the systematics depends on unprecedented knowledge of the details of the phase space of the muon distribution. That knowledge is derived from direct measurements with scintillating fiber detectors that are inserted into the muon beam for diagnostic measurements, traceback straw tube tracking chambers, as well as the calorimeters that measure energy, time and position of the decay positrons. The interpretation of the measurements depends on a detailed model of the storage ring guide field. This invited talk presents results of studies of the distribution from the commissioning run of the experiment.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2016

Large dynamic range beam diagnostics and beam dynamics studies for high current electron LINACs

As described in the previous reports we have been working on an apodized optical system for transverse beam profile measurements by means of imaging. The key issues of LDR imaging is properly managing diffraction effects within the optical system, which is proposed to accomplish by means of amplitude apodization. Shortly before the time of the last progress report we have finished manufacturing of several apodizing elements. We have completed mechanical design of our first apodized imaging system and have built its prototype on an optical bench. Since testing diagnostic equipment with beam is costly and is not always possible due to limited beam availability, it has been our intention to make as much preliminary testing and characterization on a test bench in the laboratory.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2022

The Reactivity and Structural Dynamics of Supported Metal Nanoclusters Using Electron Microscopy, in-situ X-Ray Spectroscopy, Electronic Structure Theories, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

This research will provide new methods to determine the structures and compositions of heterogeneous catalysts as they exist in reaction conditions. The new tools will make it possible to understand how extremely small material structures—ones in a size range spanning from single atoms to larger polyatomic clusters—make it possible to carry out highly selective chemical transformations required to synthesize useful materials as well as for efficient energy production and utilization. The tools will make it possible to see how the atomic structures of catalytic materials evolve over time under the conditions of their use, and in this way provide understandings to guide the design of new energy-efficient catalysts. The work will make it possible to answer long standing questions that include the following. How does catalyst structure help guide molecules along specific reaction pathways? What are the important intermediates involved in these transformations? How do the structures and reactivity of catalytic materials, as well as the chemistry of their interfaces, vary with reaction conditions? Is it possible to develop new catalytic materials using new knowledge of the active structures and reaction mechanisms? The work will provide heretofore unavailable experimental tools that can be applied in advanced programs of research addressing such questions.

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