Open AccessMeasurement of Moisture Content in Sand, Slag, and Crucible Materials
Author(s) -
John H. Gray
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/12335
Subject(s) - crucible (geodemography) , water content , moisture , degree celsius , slag (welding) , work (physics) , materials science , environmental science , metallurgy , composite material , geotechnical engineering , geology , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , physics , computational chemistry , thermodynamics
The deinventory process at Rocky Flats (RFETS) has included moisture content measurements of sand, slag, and crucible (SSC) materials by performing weight loss measurements at 210 degrees - 220 degrees Celsius on representative samples prior to packaging for shipment. Shipping requirements include knowledge of the moisture content. Work at the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) showed that the measurement at 210 degrees - 220 degrees Celsius did not account for all of the moisture. The objective of the work in this report was to determine if the measurement at 210 degrees - 220 degrees Celsius at RFETS could be used to set upper bounds on moisture content and therefore, eliminate the need for RFETS to unpack, reanalyze and repack the material