Oxygen control technology is a critical issue for compatibility of candidate structural materials with liquid lead-bismuth eutectic(LBE) in accelerator driven systems. Performances of a self-developed Pt/air sensor and another one from Karlsruher Institute of Technology(KIT) were tested in stagnant oxygen-saturated liquid LBE.Calibrations showed that the trend and values of corrected electromotive force(EMF) of the self-developed sensor, with a bias voltage of 20 mV, were consistent with theoretical results above 425℃, and similar results were obtained in cross-calibration test with EMF value of KIT sensor as reference. In stability test at 450℃ for 100 hours, the KIT sensor performed better than the self-developed one, which showed signal fluctuations.Both sensors exhibited quick response to temperature variations in the responsiveness test.
Oxygen control technology is a critical issue for compatibility of candidate structural materials with liquid lead-bismuth eutectic(LBE) in accelerator driven systems. Performances of a self-developed Pt/air sensor and another one from Karlsruher Institute of Technology(KIT) were tested in stagnant oxygen-saturated liquid LBE.Calibrations showed that the trend and values of corrected electromotive force(EMF) of the self-developed sensor, with a bias voltage of 20 mV, were consistent with theoretical results above 425℃, and similar results were obtained in cross-calibration test with EMF value of KIT sensor as reference. In stability test at 450℃ for 100 hours, the KIT sensor performed better than the self-developed one, which showed signal fluctuations.Both sensors exhibited quick response to temperature variations in the responsiveness test.