公开(公告)号：US20240192123A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18062881

申请日：2022-12-07

Applicant: ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Jordan Robison ,  Aaron Robison ,  Timothy Head

IPC: G01N17/04 ,  G01N17/00

CPC classification number: G01N17/04 ,  G01N17/002

Abstract: A device for in-situ corrosion monitoring in a molten salt reactor system includes a mounting structure and a plurality of probes. Each probe of the plurality of probes may have a main portion and a thinned region that together define a sealed chamber with the mounting structure. Each thinned region of the plurality of probes may be configured to corrosively fail, when exposed to a corrosive environment, both: (i) before any main portion of the plurality of probes, and (ii) temporarily in series with the other thinned portions of the plurality of probes. The device may further include a plurality of sensing features corresponding to the plurality of probes, each sensing feature disposed in a respective sealed chamber of the plurality of probes. Each sensing feature may be configured to detect a breach of the respective sealed chamber caused by the corrosive failure of the thinned region.

公开(公告)号：US12187619B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18682608

申请日：2022-08-23

Applicant: Abilene Christian University

Inventor： Aaron Robison ,  Ronald Laehn ,  Dakotah Martinez

IPC: B01J19/00 ,  B01J7/00 ,  C01B7/19

Abstract: In one embodiment, an anhydrous hydrogen fluoride generator vessel (also referred to herein as the “AHF generator vessel”) is provided. In several embodiments, an AHF generator vessel may include a container assembly, one or more shelves, and a center pipe assembly. The container assembly may include a lid assembly that may be removably coupled to the wall, and one or more feet. The center pipe assembly may include a base adapter, a center pipe, and a bottom adapter. In one embodiment, sodium bifluoride is loaded onto the one or more shelves which are positioned perpendicular to the center pipe and stacked upon one another. An external heat source may provide the heat to the vessel to thermally degrade the sodium bifluoride into HF and sodium fluoride (NaF). In various embodiments, the HF may be carried by a carrier gas out of the AHF generator vessel via the lid assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20240262685A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18682608

申请日：2022-08-23

Applicant: Abilene Christian University

Inventor： Aaron Robison ,  Ronald Laehn ,  Dakotah Martinez

IPC: C01B7/19

CPC classification number: C01B7/191

Abstract: In one embodiment, an anhydrous hydrogen fluoride generator vessel (also referred to herein as the “AHF generator vessel”) is provided. In several embodiments, an AHF generator vessel may include a container assembly, one or more shelves, and a center pipe assembly. The container assembly may include a lid assembly that may be removably coupled to the wall, and one or more feet. The center pipe assembly may include a base adapter, a center pipe, and a bottom adapter. In one embodiment, sodium bifluoride is loaded onto the one or more shelves which are positioned perpendicular to the center pipe and stacked upon one another. An external heat source may provide the heat to the vessel to thermally degrade the sodium bifluoride into HF and sodium fluoride (NaF). In various embodiments, the HF may be carried by a carrier gas out of the AHF generator vessel via the lid assembly.