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PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 10, 7954<br />
TABLE 8.1. COMPARISON OF ENTHALPY DETERMINATIONS AT <strong>ORNL</strong> AND NBS FOR<br />
NaF-ZrF,-UF, (53-43-4 mole %)<br />
Temperature<br />
(OC)<br />
ORN L<br />
Enthalpy (cal/g)<br />
Bunsen Copper Block<br />
6 00 182 178.9 178.9<br />
700 2 07 205.4 205.3<br />
800<br />
900<br />
232<br />
257<br />
In <strong>the</strong>se expressions H is <strong>the</strong> enthalpy in cal/g,<br />
c is <strong>the</strong> heat capacity in cal/g."C,<br />
P<br />
temperature in OC.<br />
and t is <strong>the</strong><br />
Viscosity<br />
S. I. Cohen T. N. Jones<br />
Reactor Experimental Engineering Division<br />
The program of viscometry technique refinement<br />
previously discussed5 is under way, and measure-<br />
ments have been made on one mixture. Studies<br />
will be made on o<strong>the</strong>rs as samples become avail-<br />
able.<br />
A number of changes have been made in <strong>the</strong><br />
viscosity apparatus. The length of <strong>the</strong> Brookfield<br />
spindle has been doubled, which allows <strong>the</strong> speed<br />
of rotation of <strong>the</strong> instrument to be halved without<br />
reducing <strong>the</strong> shear force. This reduction in speed<br />
assures <strong>the</strong> existence of laminar flow. <strong>Salt</strong>s are<br />
contained in new tubes with a smaller diameter<br />
232.0<br />
258.5<br />
NBS<br />
231.1<br />
256.0<br />
handling of <strong>the</strong> instruments and improve atmos-<br />
pheric control. New calibrating liquids which have<br />
densities comparable to <strong>the</strong> densities of <strong>the</strong><br />
fluorides are being used for both viscometers.<br />
Among <strong>the</strong>se liquids are low-melting-point, easily<br />
handled, fused salt mixtures and heavy organic-<br />
ha I ogen compound s.<br />
Recent measurements made on NaF-ZrF,-UF,<br />
(53.5-40-6.5 mole %) are presented in Fig. 8.4.<br />
It may be noted that <strong>the</strong> average values obtained<br />
from <strong>the</strong> recent measurements are about 30% lower<br />
6<br />
than <strong>the</strong> preliminary values given previously.<br />
However, when <strong>the</strong> preliminary measurements were<br />
reported, only <strong>the</strong> more pessimistic, Brookfield<br />
values were given. It can also be seen from<br />
Fig. 8.4 that <strong>the</strong> agreement between <strong>the</strong> two instru-<br />
ments for <strong>the</strong> recent measurements is much better<br />
than for <strong>the</strong> earlier set of measurement:;. This<br />
result is due to improved fluoride preparcition and<br />
handling techniques, as well as to <strong>the</strong> refined<br />
viscometry methods.<br />
6S. I. Cohen and T. N. Jones, Preliminary Measure-<br />
5S. I. Cohen, ANP Quar. Prog. Rep. Sept. 10, 1954, ments of <strong>the</strong> Viscosity of Fluoride Mixture No. 44,<br />
<strong>ORNL</strong>-1771, P 127. <strong>ORNL</strong> CF-53-8-217 (Aug. 31, 1953).