Water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere neutron spectrometer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10656292-B2
Application number	US-201815942366-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2018
Priority date	Mar 30, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere neutron spectrometer includes a neutron detector, a plurality of shells concentrically provided, and a water pumping and injecting device; wherein an innermost shell surrounds a surface of the neutron detector; gaps are formed between adjacent shells for containing liquid; the shells are made of an aluminum material; a valve is arranged on each of the shells except the innermost shell; the water pumping and injecting device is connected to the valve of each of the shells except the innermost shell, so as to input water into the gaps or output the water from the gaps. Compared with conventional neutron spectrometer, weight of the water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device and the neutron spectrum detection system of the present invention is greatly reduced, which is conducive to transportation and utilization. Meanwhile, combination of neutron spectrum data measurement and measurement data are increased.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, comprising: a neutron detector, a plurality of shells concentrically provided, and a water pumping and injecting device; wherein an innermost shell of the shells surrounds a surface of the neutron detector; gaps are formed between adjacent shells for containing liquid; the shells are made of an aluminum material; a valve is arranged on each of the shells except the innermost shell; the water pumping and injecting device is connected to the valve of each of the shells except the innermost shell, so as to input water into the gaps or output the water from the gaps.

2. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the gaps have different widths from each other.

3. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a lead shell, wherein the lead shell is provided on an external surface of one of the shells.

4. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 3 , wherein the lead shell is provided on an external surface of a second shell or a third shell counting from inside to outside.

5. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 1 , wherein thicknesses of the shells are 1 mm-5 mm.

6. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 2 , wherein thicknesses of the shells are 1 mm-5 mm.

7. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 3 , wherein thicknesses of the shells are 1 mm-5 mm.

8. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 4 , wherein thicknesses of the shells are 1 mm-5 mm.

9. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 5 , wherein the thicknesses of the shells are all 2 mm.

10. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 6 , wherein the thicknesses of the shells are all 2 mm.

11. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 7 , wherein the thicknesses of the shells are all 2 mm.

12. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 8 , wherein the thicknesses of the shells are all 2 mm.

13. The water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the water pumping and injecting device is a pipe whose surface has through holes.

14. A neutron spectrum detection system, comprising: a water pumping and injecting system, a signal acquisition unit, a data processing unit, a display unit and a water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device, wherein the water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device comprises a neutron detector, a plurality of shells concentrically provided, and a water pumping and injecting device; wherein an innermost shell of the shells surrounds a surface of the neutron detector; gaps are formed between adjacent shells for containing liquid; the shells are made of an aluminum material; a valve is arranged on each of the shells except the innermost shell; the water pumping and injecting device is connected to the valve of each of the shells except the innermost shell, so as to input water into the gaps or output the water from the gaps; the water pumping and injecting system is connected to the water pump device, the signal acquisition unit is connected to the neutron detector, and the data processing unit is connected to the data acquisition unit as well as the display unit; wherein:
the water pumping and injecting system inputs the water into the gaps or output the water from the gaps through the water pumping and injecting device;
the signal acquisition unit collects pulse signals outputted from the neutron detector, converts the pulse signals into digital signals, and computes count values of the digital signals;
the data processing unit collects the count values to form a matrix, obtains a neutron spectrum with a response function matrix, and sends the neutron spectrum to the display unit for displaying.

15. The neutron spectrum detection system, as recited in claim 14 , wherein the gaps have different widths from each other.

16. The neutron spectrum detection system, as recited in claim 14 , wherein the water pumping and injecting multi-layered concentric sphere device further comprises a lead shell, wherein the lead shell is provided on an external surface of one of the shells.

Assignees

• Univ Chengdu Technology

Inventors

• Yang Jianbo
• Tuo Xianguo
• Cheng Yi
• Wang Honghui
• Wang Lei
• Liu Mingzhe

Classifications

• G01T3/001

  Spectrometry · CPC title

• G01T3/008 Primary

  using an ionisation chamber filled with a gas, liquid or solid, e.g. frozen liquid, dielectric (G01T3/006 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01T3/00 Primary

  Measuring neutron radiation (G01T5/00 takes precedence) · CPC title