2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium
Ultrasonic techniques are developed at CEA (French Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission) for in-service inspection of sodium-cooled reactors (SFRs). Among them, an ultrasound imaging system made up of two orthogonal antennas and originally based on an underwater imaging system is studi...
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| author | Léonard Le Jeune Raphaële Raillon Gwénaël Toullelan François Baqué Laura Taupin |
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| description | Ultrasonic techniques are developed at CEA (French Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission) for in-service inspection of sodium-cooled reactors (SFRs). Among them, an ultrasound imaging system made up of two orthogonal antennas and originally based on an underwater imaging system is studied for long-distance vision in the liquid sodium of the reactor’s primary circuit. After a description of the imaging principle of this system, some results of a simulation study performed with the software CIVA in order to optimize the antenna parameters are presented. Then, experimental measurements carried out in a water tank illustrate the system capabilities. Finally, the limitations of the imaging performances and the ongoing search of solutions to address them are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03480218187f4aa2974c3741f310fac82022-12-22T02:21:39ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-10-011919433410.3390/s19194334s191943342D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid SodiumLéonard Le Jeune0Raphaële Raillon1Gwénaël Toullelan2François Baqué3Laura Taupin4French Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission—Laboratory for Integration of Systems and Technology CEA-LIST, 91191 Gif-sur-Yevtte Cedex, FranceFrench Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission—Laboratory for Integration of Systems and Technology CEA-LIST, 91191 Gif-sur-Yevtte Cedex, FranceFrench Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission—Laboratory for Integration of Systems and Technology CEA-LIST, 91191 Gif-sur-Yevtte Cedex, FranceFrench Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission—Division of Nuclear Energy CEA-DEN, 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance Cedex, FranceFrench Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission—Laboratory for Integration of Systems and Technology CEA-LIST, 91191 Gif-sur-Yevtte Cedex, FranceUltrasonic techniques are developed at CEA (French Alternative Energies and Nuclear Energy Commission) for in-service inspection of sodium-cooled reactors (SFRs). Among them, an ultrasound imaging system made up of two orthogonal antennas and originally based on an underwater imaging system is studied for long-distance vision in the liquid sodium of the reactor’s primary circuit. After a description of the imaging principle of this system, some results of a simulation study performed with the software CIVA in order to optimize the antenna parameters are presented. Then, experimental measurements carried out in a water tank illustrate the system capabilities. Finally, the limitations of the imaging performances and the ongoing search of solutions to address them are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/19/4334sfrin-service inspectionimagingultrasonic transducerndt (non destructive testing)nde (non destructive evaluation) |
| spellingShingle | Léonard Le Jeune Raphaële Raillon Gwénaël Toullelan François Baqué Laura Taupin 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium Sensors sfr in-service inspection imaging ultrasonic transducer ndt (non destructive testing) nde (non destructive evaluation) |
| title | 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium |
| title_full | 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium |
| title_fullStr | 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium |
| title_short | 2D Ultrasonic Antenna System for Imaging in Liquid Sodium |
| title_sort | 2d ultrasonic antenna system for imaging in liquid sodium |
| topic | sfr in-service inspection imaging ultrasonic transducer ndt (non destructive testing) nde (non destructive evaluation) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/19/4334 |
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