- Author
- Tarroni, G. | Castellani, C. M. | DeZaiacomo, T.
- Title
- Aerosol Measurements, Morphological Analysis and Evaluation of the Dynamic Shape Factor During the TVMA Experiment.
- Coporate
- Comitato Nazionale per L'Energia Nucleare, Bologna, Italy
- Report
- ENEA-TR-PAS-89-13, June 1989, 54 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- aerosols | sodium fires | evaluation | experiments | tests
- Abstract
- In the frame of a CEC program concerning studies on the behavior of aerosols produced in sodium fire (CONT Group), a test called TVMA was projected for the purpose of comparing code calculations with experimental data. The test took place on May 17, 1988 at the CEA CEN-Cadarache. CEA looked after execution of the sodium pool fire and the main parameter measurements. A British (UKAEA) and an Italian (ENEA) team participated in the test with the aim of carrying out measurements on aerosol parameters. The main results obtained by the ENEA team using its own instrumentation, concerning mass aerosol concentration, granulometry and morphological analyses of particles, are reported. The dynamic shape factor for particles in the aerodynamic range 1.9 - 7 mum, as evaluated by measuring geometric particle sizes after their aerodynamic separation, is also presented.