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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Keith Glenn Condie, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Joy Lynn Rempe, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Darrell Lee Knudson, Firth, ID (US);
Joshua Earl Daw, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Steven Curtis Wilkins, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Brandon S Fox, Ferron, UT (US);
Ban Heng, Logan, UT (US);
Keith Glenn Condie, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Joy Lynn Rempe, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Darrell Lee Knudson, Firth, ID (US);
Joshua Earl Daw, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Steven Curtis Wilkins, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Brandon S Fox, Ferron, UT (US);
Ban Heng, Logan, UT (US);
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a needle probe comprising a sheath, a heating element, a temperature sensor, and electrical insulation that allows thermal conductivity to be measured in extreme environments, such as in high-temperature irradiation testing. The heating element is contained within the sheath and is electrically conductive. In an embodiment, the heating element is a wire capable of being joule heated when an electrical current is applied. The temperature sensor is contained within the sheath, electrically insulated from the heating element and the sheath. The electrical insulation electrically insulates the sheath, heating element and temperature sensor. The electrical insulation fills the sheath having electrical resistance capable of preventing electrical conduction between the sheath, heating element, and temperature sensor. The control system is connected to the heating element and the temperature sensor.