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INFRARED MOISTURE MONITOR
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SMALL CONCENTRATIONS OF WATER VAPOR IN THE HELIUM LOOPS OF AHIGH TEMPERATURE GAS REACTOR (HTGR) CAN ADVERSELY EFFECT THEFUEL ASSEMBLIES AND GRAPHITE STRUCTURES. SHORTCOMINGS IN THE PRESENT MOISTURE MONITOR MAKE IT DESIRABLE TO EXPLORE OTHER TECHNIQUES. WE PRESENT A METHOD BASED ON BROADBAND INFRARED ABSORPTION OF H(2)O IN THE 2.7 UM REGION WHICH IS RELIABLE, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, AND SENSITIVE OVER THE 1 - 10,000 PPM H(2)O CONCENTRATION RANGE. BY CHOOSING ADDITIONAL BANDPASSES IN THE 2.7 UM REGION IT IS ALSO FEASIBLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MONITOR BOTH CO AND CO(2) CONCENTRATIONS IN THE RANGE OF 1 PPM OR GREATER. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PHASE I RESEARCH ARE TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE CRITICAL ENGINEERING AND COST CONSTRAINTS AND EMPLOY THESE IN A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS TRIAL DESIGNS. THE BEST DESIGN FROM PHASE I WILL BE BUILT AND TESTED IN PHASE II.
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