Thermal Tests of Type B Radioactive Transport Package: Experimental Description and Heat Flux Analysis

Abstract

The design of Type B radioactive transport package should be able to withstand the fire accident scenario in transportation accident conditions. For the simulation of the fire scenario, there are mainly three methods: pool fire test, furnace test and thermal radiation test. This paper tried to carry out the fire test with the furnace method that the conditions in the furnace can be more carefully controlled. The paper described the requirements of fire test, test conditions and measurement test methods and analysed the temperature change of fire site and the heat flux data of the surface of the package during the fire test. The test results seemed that the fire test method could provide satisfactory thermal environment for fire test of Type B radioactive transport package.