Open AccessLEAKAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPENINGS FOR REACTOR HOUSING COMPONENTS
Author(s) -
L. Baurmash,
F.C. Burnett,
R.L. Koontz,
C.T. Nelson
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4096374
Subject(s) - leakage (economics) , leak , differential pressure , mechanics , hydrostatic test , differential equation , nuclear engineering , materials science , thermodynamics , environmental science , composite material , mathematics , engineering , physics , mathematical analysis , economics , macroeconomics
Measurements were made of the air leakage rates through structural components that penetrate semicontainment reactor housing installations. Full- sized test specimens were sealed inside a 10-ft-diameter test sphere, and the leakage rate was measured as a function of pressure for pressure differentials of up to 25 in. of water. The data were fitted to empirical equations that describe the leak rate at any pressure differential within the range of the experimental tests. The forms of the equations are such that the total leak rate of a building can be obtained by summing the empirical constants and multiplying by a probable pressure differential. (auth
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