ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The temperature distribution in small polymer samples has been used to determine the rate of energy deposition by nuclear reactor radiation as a function of distance from the reactor core. Polyethylene, polystyrene, poly(hexamethylene adipamide), polytetrafluoroethylene, and polymerized epoxy resin were employed as specimen materials. The results for some of these are compared to calculated values based on a simplified radiation spectrum. The values are in good agreement, and it is thus suggested that the calculational method is valid for estimating the integral epithermal neutron flux and the relative energy deposition in different polymers.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1962.070062401
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