The effectiveness of small-bubble gas injection to mitigate cavitation-induced erosion
damage and decrease strain in Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) target vessels was …

The cavitation erosion behavior of Hastelloy C-276 alloy was investigated using an
ultrasonic vibratory apparatus and compared with that of 316L stainless steel. The mean …

We describe an upgraded fiber-optic sensor system and its performance in measuring the
dynamic strains in a mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). Strains result …

A model developed to represent the progress of erosion damage in liquid-metal spallation
target vessels was modified to incorporate the effect of gas injection on the erosion rate. The …

The cavitation erosion behavior of AISI 304 stainless steel was investigated using an
ultrasonic vibratory apparatus at elevated temperatures and the morphologies of the eroded …

We developed an all-fiber-based optical demodulator for the signal interrogation of low-
coherence fiber-optic Fabry–Perot interferometric sensors. The optical demodulator consists …

Cavitation damage on a mercury target vessel for a pulsed spallation neutron source is
induced by a proton beam injection in mercury. Cavitation damage is one of factors affecting …

Abstract The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) creates neutrons by striking a liquid mercury
target with short pulses of high-energy protons. SNS targets have been operated with helium …

This paper reports the results from single-pulse experiments of a 440 GeV/c proton beam
interacting with granular tungsten samples in both vacuum and helium environments …

During neutron production the target module at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is
damaged by cavitation-induced erosion and the mechanical properties of the AISI 316L …