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1- OGN IZANT ENGINEER t i. E. Fischer HONE 1213) 341-1000 XTENSION I Q TYPE SUBMISSION TYPE ACTION 0 1. DRAFT 0 2. TENTATIVE 0 3. AMENDMENT 0 A. INFORMATION 6. COMMENTS [xl C. TRIAL USE Operated for the U.S. A toniic Energy Conmission By Atomics International Division Rock well Internationat Corporation C.0. Eon 1449 Canma Pwk, Callfornl. 91304 DISTRIBUTION RDT STANDARDS TRANSMITTAL Distribution List No. 1 & E 2 REVISION OT LATER THAN 0 E. I I NUMBER I DESCRIPTION IDT C 5-1T Inductive Level Measurement Sensor for Use in Liquid Metal, March 1975 -. NOTICE report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the United States Government. Neither the United States nor the United States Energy Research and Development Administration, nor any of their emPloYes, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express 01 implied, or assumes any legal liability 01 responsibility for the accuracy, completeneu 01 usefulness of any information, apparatus, product 01 Process disclosed, 01 represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. 4CTION C SIGN es , Test Engineering Liquid Metal Engineering Center FORM 735-A-101 REV 10-74

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1 -

OGN IZANT ENGINEER

t i. E. Fischer HONE

1213) 341-1000 XTENSION

I Q

TYPE SUBMISSION TYPE ACTION

0 1. DRAFT

0 2. TENTATIVE

0 3. AMENDMENT

0 A. INFORMATION

6. COMMENTS

[xl C. T R I A L USE

Operated for the U.S. A toniic Energy Conmission B y Atomics International Division

Rock well Internationat Corporation

C . 0 . Eon 1449 Canma Pwk, Callfornl. 91304

DISTRIBUTION

RDT STANDARDS TRANSMITTAL

Distribution List No. 1

& E 2 REVISION OT LATER T H A N 0 E.

I I NUMBER I DESCRIPTION

IDT C 5-1T Inductive Level Measurement Sensor for Use in Liquid Metal, March 1975

- . NOTICE report was prepared as an account of work

sponsored by the United States Government. Neither the United States nor the United States Energy Research and Development Administration, nor any of their emPloYes, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, o r their employees, makes any warranty, express 01 implied, or assumes any legal liability 01 responsibility for the accuracy, completeneu 01 usefulness of any information, apparatus, product 01 Process disclosed, 01 represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

4CTION

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SIGN

es , Test Engineering

Liquid Metal Engineering Center

FORM 735-A-101 REV 10-74

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RDT C 5-1 T Super sedes

RDT C 5-1T, A p r i l 1970

INDUCTIVE LEVEL MEASUREMENT

SENSOR FOR USE IN LIQUID METAL

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DISCLAIMER

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency Thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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FOREWORD

This s t a n d a r d s u p e r s e d e s she A p r i l 1970 i s s u e o f RDT C 5-1T and i n c o r p o r a t e s t h o s e changes t o t h a t i s s u e of t h e s t a n d a r d t h a t were approved and p u b l i s h e d as Amendments 1 and 2, f o l l o w i n g marg ina l n o t a t i o n s :

These changes are i d e n t i f i e d by t h e

A l Amendment 1, October 1971 A2 Amendment 2 , September 1974

E d i t o r i a l changes t h a t were made d u r i n g p r e p a r a t i o n of t h i s r e v i s i o n are n o t i d e n t i f i e d .

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RDT STANDARD RDT C 5-1T DATE March 1975

U.S. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION DIVISION OF REACTOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PAGE i OF ii

INDUCTIVE LEVEL MEASUREMENT SENSOR FOR USE IN LIQUID METAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1

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1. SCOPE 1

1.1 Classification 1 . 2 Definitions

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2 . APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 3

2 . 1 Exceptions 3 2 . 2 RDT Standards 3 2 . 3 American National Standards (ANSI) 4 2 . 4 American Society of Mechanical Engineers

(ASME) Publications 4 2 . 5 American Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) Fublications 4 2 . 6 American Welding Society (AWS) Specifications 5

3 . TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 5 A

3 . 1 3 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 4 3.5 3 .6 3.7 3 . 8 3 . 9 3 . 1 0

Performance Requirements Environmental Requirements General Design Requirements Detail Design Requirements Materia 1 s Manufac tu r ing P r o c e s s e s Reports Draw in g s Nameplates Manuals

5 5 6 6

1 7 17 18 20 22 22

4 . QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 2 3

4 . 1 Quality Assurance Program 4 .2 Inspect ion 4 . 3 Nondestructive Examination 4 . 4 Examination of Materials 4 . 5 Tests

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5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY

5 . 1 S e a l i n g , Packaging , Packing , and Marking 5 . 2 Shipping Requirements 5 . 3 Genera l Requirements

6 . NOTES AND ORDERING DATA CHECKLIST

6 . 1 Notes 6.2 P roposa l In fo rma t ion 6 . 3 Orde r ing Data C h e c k l i s t

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1. SCOPE 8

T h i s s t a n d a r d i s t o b e used as t h e b a s i c document f o r t h e p rocure - ment o f i n d u c t i v e l i q u i d metal l eve l measurement s e n s o r s . I t i s i n t e n d e d t h a t t h i s s t a n d a r d w i l l b e supplemented by a d d i t i o n a l r equ i r emen t s d i c - t a t e d by t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n .

The s t a n d a r d p r e s e n t s t h e r equ i r emen t s f o r t h e d e s i g n , m a t e r i a l s e l e c t i o n , f a b r i c a t i o n and examinat ion of t h e s e n s o r p o r t i o n on ly of an i n d u c t i v e l i q u i d m e t a l l e v e l measurement sys tem. With one e x c e p t i o n , t h a t o f t h e p o r t a b l e d i f f e r e n t i a l t r a n s f o r m e r , "Tr i - co i l " s e n s o r , i t does n o t i n c l u d e t h e r e l a t e d r e a d o u t o r c o n t r o l equipment .

1.1 C l a s s i f i c a t i o n . The sodium l e v e l s e n s o r s s h a l l b e c l a s s i f i e d i n t o b a s i c t y p e s a s f o l l o w s :

Type 1 S i n g l e C o i l ( F i g u r e 1) Type I1 M u l t i C o i l Temperature Compensated ( F i g u r e 2 ) Type 111 Mutual Induc tance ( F i g u r e 3) Type I V D i f f e r e n t i a l Transformer ( F i g u r e 4 ) Type v Balanced, Br idge ( F i g u r e 5)

I n a d d i t i o n , t h e sodium l e v e l s e n s o r s h a l l b e s u b c l a s s i f i e d as fo l lows :

1. The l e t t e r s A , B , o r C s h a l l b e p l a c e d a f t e r t h e t y p e number as a p p l i c a b l e and w i l l have t h e f o l l o w i n g meaning:

A = Continuous measur ing s e n s o r

B = Discrete p o i n t s e n s o r

C = V a r i a b l e p o s i t i o n s e n s o r

2 . Dash numbers X and Y s h a l l b e p l a c e d a f t e r t h e t y p e number and l e t t e r t o d e s i g n a t e t h e fo l lowing :

X = The d i s t a n c e i n f e e t and t e n t h s o f f e e t from t h e s e n s o r cap mounting r e f e r e n c e p l a n e t o t h e upper act ive c o i l o r upper limit of t h e measur ing r ange .

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Y = The d i s t a n c e i n f e e t and t e n t h s o f f e e t between t h e upper and lower a c t i v e c o i l s o r f o r t h e measuring r ange o f a con t inuous measuring o r v a r i a b l e p o s i t i o n s e n s o r .

I F i v e f o o t measuring r ange

1 . 2 D e f i n i t i o n s .

1 . 2 . 1 Sodium Leve l Senso r . T h a t p a r t o f the l i q u i d l e v e l m e a - surement sys t em t h a t i s i n s e r t e d i n t o a s e n s o r th imble t h a t has been p rov ided f o r i t i n t h e sodium containment vessel o r s y s t e m component. The s e n s o r p robe s h a l l c o n s i s t of t h e s e n s o r s h e a t h , i n t e r n a l c i r c u i t r y and i n s u l a t i o n , and mounting p r o v i s i o n s . The s t a n d a r d does n o t i n c l u d e i n p u t power s u p p l y , s i g n a l t r a n s m i s s i o n l i n e s , n o r o u t p u t s i g n a l r ead - o u t o r c o n t r o l equipment o r b o t h .

1 . 2 . 2 Senso r Probe Assembly. Tha t p a r t of t h e level s e n s o r t h a t i s i n s e r t e d i n t o t h e sodium containment vessel o r sys t em component, and a c t u a l l y s e n s e s t h e sodium l e v e l . The s e n s o r p robe s h a l l c o n s i s t of t h e s e n s o r s h e a t h , i f r e q u i r e d , i n t e r n a l c i r c u i t r y and i n s u l a t i o n , and mounting p r o v i s i o n s .

1 .2 .3 Sensor Head Assembly. The s e n s o r head assembly r e c e i v e s t h e i n p u t power and c o n d i t i o n s i t f o r i n p u t t o t h e s e n s o r p r o b e . The s e n s o r head assembly a l s o r e c e i v e s t h e s i g n a l from t h e s e n s o r p robe and c o n d i t i o n s i t f o r t r a n s m i s s i o n t o t h e r e a d o u t o r c o n t r o l equipment. The s e n s o r head assembly may b e mounted d i r e c t l y t o o r n e a r t h e p robe assem- b l y mounting f l a n g e , and s h a l l c o n t a i n e l e c t r i c a l o r e l e c t r o n i c s i g n a l c o n d i t i o n i n g equipment and r e q u i r e d e l e c t r i c a l c o n n e c t o r s o r t e r m i n a l s t r i p s .

1 . 2 . 4 A v a i l a b i l i t y F a c t o r . The p e r c e n t a g e of t i m e t h a t p l a n t and equipment are a v a i l a b l e f o r s e r v i c e , whether i n o p e r a t i o n o r n o t .

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1 . 2 . 5 R e l i a b i l i t y . The p r o b a b i l i t y t h a t a component w i l l p e r - form i t s i n t e n d e d f u n c t i o n f o r a s p e c i f i e d i n t e r v a l under s t a t e d c o n d i t i o n s .

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1 . 2 . 8 Power Supply. An i n t e g r a l p a r t o f t h e s e n s o r head assem- b l y which r e c e i v e s i n p u t power from an e x t e r n a l s o u r c e and c o n d i t i o n s i t

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2 . APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

The f o l l o w i n g documents are a p a r t of t h i s s t a n d a r d t o t h e e x t e n t s p e c i f i e d i n S e c t i o n s 3 through 5 . The i s s u e of a document i n e f f e c t on t h e d a t e o f i n v i t a t i o n t o b i d , i n c l u d i n g any amendments o r o t h e r p u b l i s h e d changes a l s o i n e f f e c t , s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data. Where t h i s s t a n d a r d a p p e a r s t o c o n f l i c t w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s o f a r e f e r e n c e document, such c o n f l i c t s h a l l b e b rough t t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e pur- c h a s e r f o r r e s o l u t i o n .

2 . 1 Excep t ions . Where materials o r s t a n d a r d s employed i n t h e manufac ture of any p a r t are n o t i d e n t i f i e d i n t h i s s t a n d a r d o r i n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s r e f e r e n c e d h e r e i n , t h e material o r s t a n d a r d proposed f o r u s e s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r a p p r o v a l .

2.2 RDT S t a n d a r d s .

RDT C 17-5T Metal-Sheathed, Mine ra l I n s u l a t e d Cable Bulk Material I A2

RDT C 18 -1T Ceramic E lec t r i ca l I n s u l a t o r s

RDT E 15-2T R e q u i r e m e n t s f o r Nuclear Components (Supplement t o ASME B o i l e r and P r e s s u r e Vessel Code, S e c t i o n 111)

RDT F 2-2 Q u a l i t y Assurance Program Requirements

RDT F 3-6T N o n d e s t r u c t i v e Examinat ion (Supplement t o ASME B o i l e r and P r e s s u r e Vessel Code, S e c t i o n V)

RDT F 4-20T Opera t ion and Maintenance Manuals

RDT F 5-1T Clean ing and C l e a n l i n e s s Requirements f o r Nuclear Components

RDT F 7-2T P r e p a r a t i o n s f o r S e a l i n g , Packaging , Packing , and Marking o f Components f o r Shipment and S t o r a g e

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RDT F 7-3T Marking of Components and P a r t s

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RDT M 1-1T S t a i n l e s s S t e e l Covered Welding E l e c t r o d e s (ASME SFA-5.4 w i t h A d d i t i o n a l Requirements)

RDT M 1-2T S t a i n l e s s S tee l Welding Rods and Bare E l e c t r o d e s (ASME SFA-5.9 w i t h A d d i t i o n a l Requirements)

RDT M 5-1T S t a i n l e s s Steel P l a t e , S h e e t , and S t r i p (ASME SA-240 w i t h A d d i t i o n a l Requirements)

RDT M 7-3T S t a i n l e s s Steel Bars and Shapes (ASME SA-479 w i t h A d d i t i o n a l Requirements)

RDT M 7-12T N i c k e l Wire

RDT M 7-13T Ceramic I n s u l a t e d Magnet Wire

2 . 3 American N a t i o n a l S t anda rds (ANSI).

A N S I Y14 D r a f t i n g Manual

ANSI B46.1 S u r f a c e Tex tu re

2 .4 American S o c i e t y o f Mechanical Engineers (ASME) P u b l i c a t - m s .

ASME SFA-5.4 Cor ros ion -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Covered Welding E l e c t r o d e s

ASME SFA-5.9 Cor ros ion -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Bare E l e c t r o d e s

ASME SA-240 S t a i n l e s s and Hea t -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium- Nicke l S tee l P l a t e , S h e e t , and S t r i p f o r Fusion-Welded Unf i r ed P r e s s u r e Vessels

ASME SA-479 S t a i n l e s s and Heat R e s i s t i n g S tee l Bars and Shapes f o r Use i n B o i l e r s and Othe r P r e s s u r e Vessels

ASME B o i l e r and P r e s s u r e Vessel Code

S e c t i o n 111 Nuclear Power P l a n t Components

S e c t i o n V Nondes t ruc t ive Examination

S e c t i o n I X Welding and Braz ing Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

2.5 American S o c i e t y f o r T e s t i n g and Materials (ASTM) P u b l i c a t i o n s .

ASTM A 240 Hea t -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium-Nickel S t a i n l e s s S t e e l P l a t e , S h e e t , and S t r i p f o r Fusion-Welded Unf i r ed P r e s s u r e Vessels

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ASTM A 269 Seamless and Welded A u s t e n i t i c S t a i n l e s s S tee l Tubing f o r Genera l S e r v i c e

ASTM A 478 Chromium-Nickel S t a i n l e s s and Heat R e s i s t i n g S tee l Weaving Wire

I A2 ASTM A 479 S t a i n l e s s and Hea t -Res i s t ing S t e e l Bars and Shapes f o r

Use i n B o i l e r s and Othe r P r e s s u r e Vessels

ASTM A 511 Seamless S t a i n l e s s S t e e l Mechanical Tubing

ASTM A 555 Genera l Requirements f o r S t a i n l e s s and Heat R e s i s t i n g S tee1 Wire

2 .6 American Welding S o c i e t y (AWS) S p e c i f i c a t i o n s

AWS A5.4 Cor ros ion -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium-Nickel S t e e l Covered Welding E l e c t r o d e s

AWS A5.9 Cor ros ion -Res i s t ing Chromium and Chromium-Nickel S t e e l Welding Rods and Bare E l e c t r o d e s

3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3 . 1 Performance Requirements . The l i q u i d l e v e l measurement s e n s o r s u p p l i e d i n accordance w i t h t h i s s t a n d a r d s h a l l meet t h e f o l l o w i n g per - formance r equ i r emen t s u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d , i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .1 .1 Measurement Range. The measurement range s h a l l b e de te rmined by t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n , and s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 . 1 . 2 Accuracy. T h e accu racy of the l e v e l measurement, i n c l u d - i n g the rma l s h i f t s , s h a l l b e w i t h i n 2 5 % of t h e measurement r ange u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3.1.3 L i n e a r i t y . The o u t p u t s i g n a l s h a l l b e l i n e a r w i t h i n 21% o v e r t h e t o t a l measurement r ange of t h e s e n s o r u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .1 .4 T i m e Response. The t i m e r e sponse o f t h e l e v e l measure- ment s h a l l b e one second o r less u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data.

3 .1 .5 Service L i f e . The s e n s o r s h a l l per form w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s s p e c i f i e d i n 3 .2 .1 through 3.2.4 f o r a service l i f e of 5 y e a r s .

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3 .2 Envi ronmenta l Requirements . The l e v e l s e n s o r s u p p l i e d i n accordance w i t h t h i s s t a n d a r d s h a l l b e des igned t o per form w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s s p e c i f i e d i n 3.2 w h i l e s u b j e c t e d t o t h e f o l l o w i n g env i ronmen ta l c o n d i t i o n s u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data.

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3.2.2 Sensor Head. Unless o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, t h e s e n s o r head s h a l l w i t h s t a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g env i ronmen ta l con- d i t i o n s f o r t h e l i f e of t h e i n s t r u m e n t :

Temperature 40 t o 150°F

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3 . 2 . 1 Sensor Probe. The s e n s o r p robe s h a l l w i t h s t a n d t h e f o l - lowing c o n d i t i o n s when i n s t a l l e d i n t h e l i q u i d metal conta inment v e s s e l o r sys tem component:

3 . 4 . 1 Sensor Thimble. The s e n s o r th imble must b e i n accordance w i t h S e c t i o n I11 of t h e ASME B o i l e r and P r e s s u r e Vessel Code ( t h e Code)

Temperature 250 t o 1200°F

A 1

R a d i a t i o n 106 r / h r gamma 1011 nv f a s t n e u t r o n s 1019 n v t f a s t n e u t r o n s

P r e s s u r e 0 t o 250 p s i g

Mechanical Loads A s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data and V i b r a t i o n s f o r t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n

Mechanical Loads A s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data and V i b r a t i o n s f o r t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n

3.3 Genera l Design Requirements . The l i q u i d m e t a l l eve l s e n s o r des igned i n acco rdance w i t h t h i s s t a n d a r d s h a l l b e a s s p e c i f i e d h e r e i n , and i n accordance w i t h t h e Orde r ing Data .

3 . 3 . 1 S a f e t y . The s e n s o r s h a l l conform t o t h e s a f e t y a n a l y s i s r equ i r emen t s f o r t h e s p e c i f i c i n s t a l l a t i o n . These r equ i r emen t s s h a l l b e a s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .3 .2 A v a i l a b i l i t y , R e l i a b i l i t y , and M a i n t a i n a b i l i t y . When t h e s e n s o r i s des igned t o meet s p e c i f i c a v a i l a b i l i t y , r e l i a b i l i t y , and main- t a i n a b i l i t y r e q u i r e m e n t s , t h e s e r equ i r emen t s s h a l l b e a s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data .

3 .4 Detai l Design Requirements . The i n d u c t i v e l i q u i d metal l e v e l measurement s e n s o r des igned i n accordance w i t h t h i s s t a n d a r d may b e one of many c o n f i g u r a t i o n s . The c o n f i g u r a t i o n used s h a l l b e d i c t a t e d by t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n and s h a l l b e a s s p e c i f i e d by t h e p u r c h a s e r .

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a p a r t o f t h e s e n s o r n o r s h a l l i ts requ i r emen t s b e a p a r t of t h i s s t a n d a r d . Those th imble d e s i g n pa rame te r s which are e s s e n t i a l t o t h e d e s i g n , c a l i b r a t i o n , and per formance o f t h e s e n s o r s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d

4 i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .4 .2 Mounting P r o v i s i o n s . D e t a i l e d mounting p r o v i s i o n s f o r mat ing t h e s e n s o r w i t h t h e s e n s o r th imble s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h t h e Orde r ing Data. When s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, t h e s e n s o r s h a l l b e s u p p l i e d w i t h a s h e a t h and mounting arrangement s o as t o func- t i o n as a secondary sodium conta inment i n t h e e v e n t of a l e a k i n t h e th imble . The s h e a t h and mounting p a r t s s h a l l b e f a b r i c a t e d from mate- r i a l s compa t ib l e w i t h bo th t h e s e n s o r th imble and sodium. Shea th welds and sheath- to-mounting p a r t welds s h a l l b e e i t h e r by e l e c t r o n beam we ld ing o r by t h e i n e r t gas p r o c e s s w i t h o r w i t h o u t f i l l e r r o d , w i t h w e l d e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n i n accordance w i t h S e c t i o n I X o f t h e Code. Weld examina t ion s h a l l b e by l i q u i d p e n e t r a n t i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 3-6, w i t h no i n d i c a t i o n s p e r m i t t e d . I f f i l l e r rod i s used , t h e f i l l e r rod s h a l l m e e t t h e r equ i r emen t s o f RDT M 1-2. The s e n s o r probe- to-sensor th imble mounting arrangement s h a l l b e such t h a t , w i t h t h e s p a c e between s h e a t h and th imble c o n t a i n i n g he l ium, t h e he l ium l e a k ra te as de termined i n accordance w i t h RDT F 3-6 s h a l l n o t exceed 1 x a t m cc/sec. The s e n s o r p robe mounting p a r t s s h a l l p r o v i d e a means f o r p r e s s u r i z i n g t h e s p a c e between s h e a t h and th imble f o r t h i s tes t and a l s o f o r subsequen t check o f t h e th imble i n t e g r i t y p r i o r t o removing t h e s e n s o r p robe . The s e n s o r probe- to-sensor th imble s e a l i n g a r rangement s h a l l b e des igned t o w i t h s t a n d t h e t empera tu res and sodium/sodium vapor environment which would o c c u r i n t h e e v e n t of a th imble f a i l u r e .

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3 .4 .3 C o i l Assembly - S i n g l e .

3 . 4 . 3 . 1 Core. The c o i l assembly o r a s sembl i e s r e q u i r e d f o r a p a r t i c u l a r t y p e o f i n d u c t i v e s e n s o r s h a l l b e wound on c o i l c o r e s . The core m a t e r i a l s h a l l be i n accordance w i t h the a p p l i c a b l e RDT, ASME, o r ASTM material s t a n d a r d l i s t e d i n T a b l e 1. The c o i l assembly s h a l l b e p rov ided w i t h any n e c e s s a r y s p a c e r s o r a l ignmen t l u g s r e q u i r e d t o prop- e r l y p o s i t i o n t h e c o i l w i t h i n t h e s e n s o r th imble . The l e n g t h of t h e c o i l c o r e s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .4 .3 .2 C o i l . The c o i l s s h a l l be wound w i t h h i g h tempera- t u r e w i r e of a t y p e s u i t a b l e f o r u s e i n t h e s p e c i f i e d envi ronment . The w i r e material s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s o f t h e a p p l i - c a b l e material s t a n d a r d l i s t e d i n T a b l e 1. I f t h e c o i l c o r e i s meta l l ic , t h e c o i l s h a l l b e wound on an i n s u l a t e d bobbin . I f t h e c o i l c o r e i s n o n m e t a l l i c , s u c h ' a s a lumina , t h e c o i l may b e wound from b a r e w i r e and need n o t - b e i n s u l a t e d from t h e c o i l c o r e . However, when b a r e w i r e i s used , p r o v i s i o n s h a l l b e made t o i n s u l a t e one t u r n from a n o t h e r t o p re - c l u d e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t u r n - t o - t u r n s h o r t c i r c u i t . The l e a d wires t o and from each c o i l s h a l l b e from one l e n g t h of w i r e . S p l i c e s below t h e

A 1

A 1

mounting f l a n g e o r p l a t e s h a l l b e welded. The c o i l l e a d wires s h a l l p a s s through and be i n s u l a t e d from t h e mounting p l a t e , and s h a l l b e A

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RDT o r Other Material Des igna t ion Senso r P a r t Material , Type, o r Both

Sheath assembly: Shea th S t a i n l e s s s t ee l t u b i n g ASTM A 511"

ASTM A 269" RDT M 7-3, ASME SA-479, o r ASTM A 479"

End cap S t a i n l e s s s t ee l b a r

S t a i n l e s s s t ee l b a r RDT M 7-3, ASME SA-479, o r ASTM A 479"

Manufac tu re r ' s Specs. RDT C 18-1

C o i l c o r e

Ceramic t u b i n g I r o n c o b a l t a l l o y -

h i g h magnet ic p e r m e a b i l i t y and c u r i e p o i n t

C o i l s Magnet w i r e - ceramic i n s u l a t e d

RDT M 7-13

Manufac tu re r ' s Specs .

ASTM A 478" o r ASTM A 555"

RDT M 7-12 Cons t a n t a n w i r e N i c k e l w i r e S t a i n l e s s s t ee l

weaving w i r e

Metal s h e a t h , m i n e r a l i n s u l a t e d c a b l e

RDT C 17-5

Elec t r ica l i n s u l a t o r s

Ceramic e l ec t r i ca l i n s u l a t o r s

RDT C 18-1

S u p p l i e r ' s c h o i c e , s u b j e c t t o p u r c h a s e r a p p r o v a l

E l e c t r i c a l connec t0 rs

High-temperature - h e r m e t r i c a l l y s e a l e d

S t a i n l e s s s t ee l p l a t e , s h e e t , and s t r i p

RDT M 5-1, ASME SA-240, o r ASTM A 240*

Mo un t i n g p r o v i s i o n s

Welding materials

S t a i n l e s s s tee l we ld ing e l e c t r o d e s - covered

S t a i n l e s s s teel we ld ing r o d s - b a r e

RDT M 1-1, ASME SFA-5.4,

RDT M 1-2, ASME SFA-5.9, o r AWS A 5 . 4

o r AWS A5.9

*Any supp lemen ta l o r mod i f i ed r equ i r emen t s s h a l l be as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

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s e c u r e d t o t h e c o i l c o r e i n such a manner t h a t s h o r t c i r c u i t s between t h e l e a d w i r e s and s e n s o r t h i m b l e s h a l l b e p r e v e n t e d . Connect ions s h a l l b e as shown s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g u r e 1.

3 . 4 . 4 C o i l Assembly - M u l t i c o i l , Temperature Compensated. The m u l t i c o i l t e m p e r a t u r e compensated c o i l assembly s h a l l be wound i n acco r - dance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of 3 . 4 . 3 . 2 e x c e p t as n o t e d .

1. A second c o i l , f o r u s e as a r e f e r e n c e c o i l , s h a l l b e added t o t h e a c t i v e c o i l . Connect ions s h a l l b e as shown s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g u r e 2 .

2 . The r e f e r e n c e c o i l s h a l l b e l o c a t e d above t h e maximum l e v e l of t h e l i q u i d metal.

3 . 4 . 5 C o i l Assembly-Mutual I n d u c t a n c e . C l o s e l y coupled c o i l a s s e m b l i e s s h a l l b e wound i n acco rdance w i t h 3 . 4 . 3 . 2 excep t as no ted :

1. Two c o i l s s h a l l b e wound on t h e same c o i l c o r e t o form a winding as shown i n F i g u r e 3 .

2 . Connect ions s h a l l b e as shown s c h e m a t i c a l l y i n F i g u r e 3 .

3 . 4 . 6 D i f f e r e n t i a l Transformer - Permanent ly I n s t a l l e d - Fixed P o s i t i o n . The c o i l a s s e m b l i e s o f t h e d i f f e r e n t i a l t r a n s f o r m e r , " T r i - c o i l , " s e n s o r s h a l l b e wound i n acco rdance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of 3 . 4 . 3 . 2 and t h e f o l l o w i n g e x c e p t i o n s o r a d d i t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s :

3 . 4 . 6 . 1 Primary C o i l Assembly. The pr imary c o i l assembly s h a l l b e wound on a c o r e of h i g h magne t i c p e r m e a b i l i t y hav ing c u r i e p o i n t as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data. wound from one con t inuous l e n g t h of w i r e . The a c t i v e l e n g t h of t h e c o i l

The c o i l assembly s h a l l b e -

s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing D a t a . t o t h e i n p u t terminals as i n d i c a t e d i n F i g u r e 4 .

The l e a d s s h a l l be connected

3 . 4 . 6 . 2 Secondary C o i l Assembly. Two secondary c o i l s s h a l l b e wound on e i t h e r s i d e of t h e pr imary c o i l and on t h e same c o i l c o r e . Each of t h e two secondary c o i l s s h a l l b e wound from one con t inuous l e n g t h o f w i r e i n t h e c o n f i g u r a t i o n shown i n F i g u r e 4 . be e q u a l i n l e n g t h . The l e n g t h s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

The secondary c o i l s s h a l l

3 . 4 . 6 . 3 Probe Assembly. The p r imary and secondary c o i l a s s e m b l i e s s h a l l b e permanent ly f i x e d t o a s u p p o r t r o d which i s con- n e c t e d t o t h e mounting p l a t e . The c o i l l e a d s s h a l l p a s s th rough , and b e e l e c t r i c a l l y i n s u l a t e d from, t h e mounting p l a t e . The e n t i r e assembly s h a l l b e encased i n a s u i t a b l e metall ic p r o t e c t i v e s h e a t h . t i v e s h e a t h s h a l l b e t e r m i n a t e d a t , and welded t o , t h e mounting p l a t e . The o p p o s i t e , lower end, s h a l l b e capped such t h a t i t i s comple t e ly c l o s e d .

The p r o t e c -

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SENSOR HEAD

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INDUCTANCE COIL

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REFERENCE

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1. Power supp ly s h a l l b e a n i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e s e n s o r head assembly.

F i g u r e 2 . M u l t i - c o i l Temperature Compensated Sensor

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HEAD

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1. Power supply s h a l l b e a n i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e s e n s o r head assembly .

2 . Secondary C o i l shown d o t t e d f o r c l a r i t y .

F i g u r e 3 . Mutual Induc tance Sensor Winding

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SECONDARY COILS 4-

/ NOTE :

1. Power supply s h a l l b e an i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e s e n s o r head assembly.

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3 . 4 . 6 . 4 Head Assembly. The head assembly s h a l l c o n t a i n a l l s i g n a l c o n d i t i o n i n g c i r c u i t r y , b o t h i n p u t and o u t p u t , n e c e s s a r y t o t h e p r o p e r o p e r a t i o n of t h e s e n s o r assembly. u se s o l i d s t a t e d e v i c e s .

The e l e c t r o n i c c i r c u i t r y s h a l l

A 1

3 . 4 . 7 D i f f e r e n t i a l Transformer - P o r t a b l e . The p o r t a b l e d i f - , f e r e n t i a 1 t r .ansformer s e n s o r s h a l l b e a comple t e ly s e l f - c o n t a i n e d s e n s i n g system c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e major components: (1 ) s e n s o r , ( 2 ) s i g n a l con- d i t i o n i n g and r eadou t box, and ( 3 ) i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e . The p o r t a b l e s e n s o r assembly s h a l l b e i n acco rdance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of 3 . 4 . 6 excep t as f o l l o w s :

3 . 4 . 7 . 1 Head Assembly, The s e n s o r head assembly s h a l l b e a n i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e p robe o r " d i p s t i c k , " and s h a l l house t h e e l e c t r i c a l connec t ions between t h e s e n s o r c o i l s and t h e i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e . Un- less o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, t h e t y p e of c o n n e c t i o n s h a l l b e determined by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r .

3 . 4 . 7 . 2 I n t e r c o n n e c t i n g Cable . The i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e s h a l l be a m u l t i c o n d u c t o r f l e x i b l e cord o r c a b l e w i t h p r o v i s i o n s f o r connec t ion t o t h e s e n s o r assembly and s i g n a l c o n d i t i o n i n g and r e a d o u t box. The l e n g t h s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 . 4 . 7 . 3 S i g n a l Cond i t ion ing and Readout Box. The s i g n a l c o n d i t i o n i n g and r e a d o u t box s h a l l b e connected t o t h e s e n s o r through t h e i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e , and s h a l l c o n t a i n a l l s i g n a l c o n d i t i o n i n g c i r c u i t r y , i n d i c a t i n g meter, b a l a n c e a d j u s t m e n t , and b a t t e r i e s . The r eadou t box s h a l l b e i n acco rdance w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g a d d i t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s .

1. The o v e r a l l r e a d o u t box assembly s i z e and we igh t s h a l l b e t h e minimum c o n s i s t e n t w i t h r e l i a b l e o p e r q t i o n and performance.

2 . The i n d i c a t i n g meter s h a l l b e of s u f f i c i e n t s i z e and s o p o s i - t i o n e d t o b e e a s i l y r e a d . The meter s i z e and l o c a t i o n s h a l l b e approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r .

3 . The b a l a n c e ad jus tmen t s h a l l b e r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e .

4 . The b a t t e r i e s s h a l l b e r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e and e a s i l y r e p l a c e d o r r echa rged .

3 . 4 . 8 D i f f e r e n t i a l Transformer - Permanently I n s t a l l e d - V a r i a b l e P o s i t i o n . The v a r i a b l e p o s i t i o n d i f f e r e n t i a l t r a n s f o r m e r s e n s o r s h a l l b e wound i n acco rdance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of 3 .4 .6 and t h e f o l l o w i n g e x c e p t i o n s o r a d d i t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s .

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3 . 4 . 8 . 1 Mounting P r o v i s i o n s . The s e n s o r p robe assembly s h a l l b e des igned such t h a t i t may b e mounted t o a servo-mechanism a l l o w i n g i t s p o s i t i o n t o v a r y a u t o m a t i c a l l y o r b e c o n t r o l l e d from a remote l o c a t i o n . Mounting p r o v i s i o n s s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .4 .8 .2 Sensor Head. The s e n s o r head s h a l l b e t h e same as s p e c i f i e d f o r a “Permanent ly I n s t a l l e d F ixed P o s i t i o n ’ ’ i n s t r u m e n t e x c e p t t h a t t h e i n p u t and o u t p u t l e a d s s h a l l b e f l e x i b l e , c o i l e d cord o r equiva- l e n t . Minimum l e a d l e n g t h and end t e r m i n a t i o n s s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3.4.9 Balanced Br idge Sensor . The ba lanced b r i d g e t y p e s e n s o r s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of 3 .4 .6 through 3 . 4 . 8 depending on t h e s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

The c o i l assembly s h a l l b e wound i n accordance w i t h 3 .4 .6 e x c e p t

T h i s c o n f i g u r a t i o n s h a l l b e as

The c o i l l e n g t h and d i s t a n c e between c o i l s

t h a t t h e pr imary c o i l s h a l l b e o m i t t e d and t h e two remain ing c o i l s s h a l l n o t b e d e s i g n a t e d as secondary c o i l s . i l l u s t r a t e d i n F i g u r e 5 . The c o i l s s h a l l b e e q u a l i n l e n g t h and c o n t a i n an e q u a l number o f t u r n s . s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .4 .10 I n s u l a t i o n R e s i s t a n c e . The minimum i n s u l a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e @ of t h e completed s e n s o r c o i l assembly, on a p e r f o o t of p robe l e n g t h b a s i s up t o 1 0 - f t l e n g t h s ( s e e 6 . 1 ) , s h a l l b e as f o l l o w s , u n l e s s o t h e r - w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data:

Appl ied I n s u l a t i o n Temperature Vo l t age R e s i s t a n c e

(OF) (VdC) (megohm-f t )

7 7 50 100,000

1200 50 0 .2

EXAMPLE: > lo0 kmegohm f o r 1 f t , >50 kmegohm f o r 2 f t , >33.3 kmegohm f o r 3 f t , e t c .

3 .4 .11 I n p u t Power. The i n p u t power from a n e x t e r n a l s o u r c e s u p p l i e d t o t h e s e n s o r head assembly s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data. duc tance b i f i l a r s e n s o r f o r any s p e c i f i c a p p l i c a t i o n s h a l l b e de te rmined by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e pu rchase r .

The f requency and c u r r e n t r e q u i r e d by t h e mutua l i n -

3.4.12 Output S i g n a l . The o u t p u t s i g n a l as measured a t t h e s e n s o r o u t p u t t e r m i n a l s o r connec to r i n t e r f a c e w i t h t h e s i g n a l t r a n s -

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I m i s s i o n l i n e s s h a l l b e de te rmined by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r .

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3 .5 M a t e r i a l s . Unless o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data , t h e materials t o b e used s h a l l b e recommended by t h e s u p p l i e r and s h a l l b e purchased i n accordance w i t h t h e s t a n d a r d s and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s l i s t e d i n Tab le 1. However, RDT M 1-1, RDT M 1-2, RDT M 5-1, and RDT M 7-3 material s h a l l b e used when t h e p robe is i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e c o o l a n t o r a p a r t of t h e pr imary p r e s s u r e boundary. A l l materials used i n t h e s e n s o r s h a l l b e s u b j e c t t o p u r c h a s e r a p p r o v a l . C e r t i f i c a t i o n s h a l l b e p rov ided t h a t a l l m a t e r i a l s used i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e l e v e l s e n s o r are compa t ib l e w i t h t h e s e n s o r th imble and s e n s o r s h e a t h m a t e r i a l s and do n o t c o n t a i n i m p u r i t i e s which are known t o react w i t h t h e th imble and s h e a t h materials.

3 . 5 . 1 Contaminants . Contaminants f rom p r o d u c t i o n m a t e r i a l o r f a b r i c a t i o n p r o c e s s i n g which cou ld a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t performance of t h e s e n s o r , o r which a r e n o t compa t ib l e w i t h t h e th imble o r s h e a t h mater ia ls , s h a l l b e avo ided .

3 .5 .2 A l t e r n a t e Materials. A l t e r n a t e m a t e r i a l s s h a l l b e recom- mended whenever a s u b s t i t u t e m a t e r i a l is c o n s i d e r e d t o o f f e r a means of a c h i e v i n g an improved p r o d u c t . Approval o f t h e p u r c h a s e r s h a l l b e re- q u i r e d f o r a l l material s u b s t i t u t i o n s .

3 . 5 . 3 Material I d e n t i f i c a t i o n . Materials s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d i n accordance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s of t h e r e f e r e n c e d material s t a n d a r d .

3 .6 Manufac tur ing P r o c e s s e s . Manufac tur ing p r o c e s s e s s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h t h e RDT s t a n d a r d s l i s t e d i n S e c t i o n 2 , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data .

3 .6 .1 F a b r i c a t i o n P rocedures . D e t a i l e d shop f a b r i c a t i o n pro- cedures s h a l l b e submi t t ed t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r a p p r o v a l . Approval s h a l l b e o b t a i n e d p r i o r t o t h e i n i t i a t i o n of f a b r i c a t i o n . The pro- cedures s h a l l d e f i n e t h e f a b r i c a t i o n sequence and s h a l l i n c l u d e a l l o p e r a t i o n s such as c l e a n i n g , i n -p rocess i n s p e c t i o n , n o n d e s t r u c t i v e t e s t i n g , material h a n d l i n g and s t o r a g e , we ld ing , h e a t t r e a t m e n t , assem- b l y , and p r e p a r a t i o n f o r sh ipment .

3 .6 .2 I n s p e c t i o n P o i n t Program. The i n s p e c t i o n program s h a l l b e i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 2-2. It s h a l l b e a d e q u a t e l y c r o s s r e f e r e n c e d t o t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p rocedure . The program s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r a p p r o v a l p r i o r t o t h e i n i t i a t i o n o f f a b r i c a t i o n . "Hold P o i n t s " f o r i n s p e c t i o n s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d a t t h e t i m e o f a p p r o v a l of t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p rocedure . Any changes i n t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p rocedure w i l l i d e n t i f y any proposed changes i n . t h e "Hold P o i n t s .'I

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3 . 6 . 3 Manufacture Release. Components o r p a r t s may b e r e l e a s e d f o r manufac ture upon a p p r o v a l by t h e p u r c h a s e r of o u t l i n e , assembly o r d e t a i l d rawings , o r b o t h , of t h e p a r t o r t h e assembly, t h e d e s i g n r e p o r t , f a b r i c a t i o n , and i n s p e c t i o n p o i n t program. p r e l i m i n a r y form. adequacy v e r i f i c a t i o n .

The d e s i g n r e p o r t may b e i n However, i t s h a l l b e complete w i t h r e s p e c t t o d e s i g n

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3 . 6 . 8 I d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f P a r t s . Component p a r t s , a s s e m b l i e s , and a u x i l i a r y components s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 7-3. Component p a r t s , a s s e m b l i e s , and equipment t h a t must b e assembled by t h e

3 .6 .4 T o o l i n g and F i x t u r e s . S p e c i a l t o o l s o r f i x t u r e s o r bo th used i n t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p r o c e s s s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d i n t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p rocedure of 3 .6 .1 .

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3 .6 .5 S u r f a c e F i n i s h . A l l s u r f a c e s s h a l l have a f i n i s h t h a t complies w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g , u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data:

1. L o c a t i n g s u r f a c e s s h a l l have a s u r f a c e f i n i s h of 6 3 mic ro inches o r b e t t e r i n acco rdance w i t h ANSI B46.1.

2 . Machined s u r f a c e s s h a l l have a s u r f a c e f i n i s h of 125 mic ro inches o r b e t t e r i n acco rdance w i t h ANSI B46.1.

3.6.6 C lean ing . S u r f a c e s of t h e l i q u i d l e v e l s e n s o r s h a l l meet t h e c l e a n l i n e s s r equ i r emen t s of RDT F 5-1.

3 .6 .7 S p e c i a l i z e d F a b r i c a t i o n P r o c e s s e s . T e c h n i c a l documenta- t i o n t o p rove t h e adequacy and f e a s i b i l i t y o f unique o r u n u s u a l manu- f a c t u r i n g p r o c e s s e s o r t h e n o v e l a d a p t a t i o n o f g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d p r o c e s s e s s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d . T h i s documentat ion s h a l l b e i n a d d i t i o n t o any normal q u a l i f i c a t i o n p r o c e s s e s and s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d as p a r t of t h e d e s i g n r e p o r t ( 3 . 7 . 1 ) .

3 .6 .9 Assembly. A d e t a i l e d p rocedure f o r assembly of component p a r t s s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and submi t t ed f o r p u r c h a s e r a p p r o v a l . The pro- cedure s h a l l c o n t a i n t h e f o l l o w i n g , as a minimum:

1. Assembly sequence. 2 . C lean ing methods and p r e c a u t i o n a r y measures . 3 . S p e c i a l machining o r f i t t i n g a t assembly. 4 . I n t e r m e d i a t e and f i n a l i n s p e c t i o n c r i t e r i a . 5 . Handl ing methods and p r e c a u t i o n s . 6 . Drawings o r photographs o r b o t h .

3 .7 R e p o r t s .

3 . 7 . 1 Design Repor t . A d e s i g n r e p o r t s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and s u b m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r a t l ea s t 30 days p r i o r t o t h e p l anned i n i t i a t i o n of f a b r i c a t i o n . F a b r i c a t i o n s h a l l n o t b e g i n p r i o r t o a p p r o v a l of t h e d e s i g n r e p o r t .

3 . 7 . 1 . 1 Design A n a l y s i s . A d e s i g n a n a l y s i s of t h e proposed s e n s o r s h a l l b e conducted. The a n a l y s i s s h a l l i n c l u d e s e l e c t i o n of mater ia l s such as meta ls , i n s u l a t o r s , e l e c t r i c a l w i r e , w i r e t e r m i n a l s ,

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c o n n e c t o r s , and f eed th roughs . When a p p l i c a b l e , t he rma l and mechanica l stress a n a l y s i s s h a l l b e conducted t o demons t r a t e t h e s e n s o r s a b i l i t y t o w i t h s t a n d i t s environment .

3 .7 .1 .2 Performance A n a l y s i s . A per formance a n a l y s i s of t h e proposed s e n s o r s h a l l b e conducted . are :

The items t h a t s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d

1. Electr ical i n p u t s ( s ) . 2 . Output s i g n a l . 3. Type o f r e a d o u t . 4. L i n e a r i t y . 5 . Range. 6 . Accuracy. 7 . I n s u l a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e .

3 .7 .1 .3 I n t e r i m Design Repor t . An i n t e r i m d e s i g n r e p o r t s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r a p p r o v a l p r i o r t o comple t ion of t h e f i n a l d e s i g n r e p o r t . i n i t i a l agreement on t h e b a s i c d e s i g n a t an e a r l y s t a t e . Th i s p r e l i m i - na ry rev iew w i l l r educe o r e l i m i n a t e t h e need f o r e x t e n s i v e r e d e s i g n when, i n t h e o p i n i o n of t h e p u r c h a s e r , t h e d e s i g n c o n t a i n s f e a t u r e s t h a t

The purpose o f t h e i n t e r i m r e p o r t is t o o b t a i n

n r e q u i r e a d d i t i o n a l j u s t i f i c a t i o n .

3 .7 .1 .4 Design C o n s i d e r a t i o n s . T h i s s e c t i o n of t h e des ign w

r e p o r t s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t b e l i m i t e d t o :

1. All known p a r a m e t e r s , a s sumpt ions , approx ima t ions , and ca l cu - l a t i o n s i n d e t a i l t o pe rmi t independent checking .

2 . A d i s c u s s i o n of t h e v a l i d i t y of t h e d a t a employed and c o n c l u s i o n s which s u p p o r t t h e recommended d e s i g n s .

3 . Completely i d e n t i f i e d r e f e r e n c e s from which d a t a and formulae are t aken .

When r e c o g n i t i o n o f a d e s i g n o r f a b r i c a t i o n p r a c t i c e is n o t w ide ly a c c e p t e d by i n d u s t r y , t h e r e a s o n s f o r u s i n g t h i s d e s i g n o r f a b r i c a t i o n p r a c t i c e and j u s t i f i c a t i o n s h a l l b e g iven as no ted i n 3 .6 .7 .

A f t e r a p p r o v a l of t h e f i n a l d e s i g n r e p o r t by t h e p u r c h a s e r , a d d i t i o n s o r c o r r e c t i o n s t o t h e r e p o r t s h a l l be made as n e c e s s a r y t o keep t h e d a t a c o r r e c t . These r e v i s i o n s s h a l l b e numbered and d a t e d , and s h a l l b e submi t t ed t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r a p p r o v a l i n t h e same q u a n t i t i e s as t h e o r i g i n a l r e p o r t .

The number of c o p i e s o f t h e d e s i g n r e p o r t s u p p l i e d s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data .

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3.7.2 F a b r i c a t i o n Repor t . A f a b r i c a t i o n r e p o r t s h a l l b e p re - pa red upon complet ion of f a b r i c a t i o n o f t h e s e n s o r . T h i s r e p o r t s h a l l be c e r t i f i e d by t h e s u p p l i e r w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e accu racy o f t h e con- t a i n e d i n f o r m a t i o n a f t e r a n a u d i t i s performed by t h e p u r c h a s e r ' s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ( s ) . The r e p o r t s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t b e l i m i t e d t o , t h e f o l l o w i n g :

1.

2 .

3.

4 .

Material l o g .

W r i t t e n n o n d e s t r u c t i v e examina t ion p rocedures i n c l u d i n g any a c c e p t a n c e c r i t e r i a .

Manufactur ing d e v i a t i o n s , which o c c u r r e d d u r i n g any phase of f a b r i c a t i o n , and t h e c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n s o r d i s p o s i t i o n s t aken .

A d e t a i l e d r e c o r d of f i n d i n g s , i n c l u d i n g r a d i o g r a p h i c f i l m , r e c o r d e r c h a r t s , and pho tograph ic r e c o r d s from a l l f i n a l non- d e s t r u c t i v e examina t ions performed on t h e s e n s o r . Fo r p a r t s n o t a c c e s s i b l e d u r i n g t h e f i n a l examina t ion , t h e r e c o r d o f t h e l a s t examina t ion performed a t a n ea r l i e r s t a g e s l a l l b e i n - c luded . The r e c o r d s s h a l l b e i n d e t a i l t o serve as a r e f e r e n c e examina t ion f o r comparison w i t h f u t u r e examina t ions as may b e r e q u i r e d d u r i n g t h e s e r v i c e l i f e o f t h e s e n s o r .

A material l o g showing t h e u s e of a l l materials i n t h e f a b r i c a t i o n of each s e n s o r s h a l l be ma in ta ined such t h a t i t w i l l b e p o s s i b l e t o re la te e v e r y f i n i s h e d p a r t t o t h e o r i g i n a l c e r t i f i c a t i o n of t h e material and t h e f a b r i c a t i o n h i s t o r y o f t h e p a r t . The material l o g s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e mater ia l c e r t i f i c a t i o n , i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , u s e of materials, m i l l p r ac - t i c e , shop o p e r a t i o n s , chemical and p h y s i c a l tes t r e s u l t s , material i d e n t i f i c a t i o n p r o c e d u r e s , and n o n d e s t r u c t i v e tes t r e s u l t s .

3 . 8 Drawings. F i n a l e n g i n e e r i n g drawings and a s s o c i a t e d l i s t s i n acco rdance w i t h ANSI Y14 s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and f u r n i s h e d . The t i t l e b l o c k o f each drawing s h a l l i n c l u d e :

1. Purchase o r d e r number. 2 . Alphanumeric d e s i g n a t i o n of t h i s s t a n d a r d and r e v i s i o n . 3. M a n u f a c t u r e r ' s name.

Dimensions on f a b r i c a t i o n o r shop drawings s h a l l be f o r room ambient (75'F) c o n d i t i o n s .

3 . 8 . 1 P r e l i m i n a r y Drawings. P r e l i m i n a r y drawings, s k e t c h e s , o r d a t a n e c e s s a r y t o ampl i fy d e s c r i p t i o n s and a s s e r t i o n s s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d w i t h t h e i n i t i a l b i d . These drawings s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t b e l i m i t e d to :

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1. Design and s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s .

2 . O u t l i n e d imens ions , f o r b o t h c o l d (70'F) and d e s i g n c o n d i t i o n s , i n s u f f i c i e n t d e t a i l t o e s t a b l i s h l i m i t s of s p a c e i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s p l u s c l e a r a n c e r e q u i r e d f o r s e r v i c e o r r ep lacemen t .

3 . 8 . 2 Enginee r ing Drawings.

I n s t a l l a t i o n C o n t r o l Drawings. The i n s t a l l a t i o n and c o n t r o l draw- i n g s s h a l l i n c l u d e :

1. Ske tches and dimensions i n d e t a i l t o e s t a b l i s h l i m i t s o f s p a c e i n a l l d i r e c t i o n s r e q u i r e d f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n , o p e r a t i o n , and s e r v i c i n g o f t h e s e n s o r .

2 . A l l i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e d f o r t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of i n s t a l l a t i o n p l a n s .

3 . Type, s i z e , and l o c a t i o n of c o n n e c t i o n s and f i t t i n g s .

4 . S p e c i a l i n s t r u c t i o n s n e c e s s a r y f o r a l ignmen t , i n s t a l l a t i o n , o r s t o r a g e .

5 . A complete l i s t of r e f e r e n c e drawings .

Drawing L i s t s . A l i s t i n g o f d e t a i l and assembly drawings s h a l l b e s u p p l i e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r . Drawings a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e components of t h i s s t a n d a r d s h a l l b e l i s t e d i n numeric o r d e r w i t h drawing t i t l e . Each number s h a l l i n c l u d e a r e v i s i o n l e t t e r and t h e l i s t s h a l l b e r e g u l a r l y r e v i s e d t o keep i t c u r r e n t .

Approval of Drawings. A l l d rawings s h a l l b e submi t t ed t o t h e pur- chaser for approva l . The drawings s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d i n an o r d e r l y sequence w i t h r e l a t e d p a r t s drawings submi t t ed t o g e t h e r . s h a l l b e f u l l y i d e n t i f i e d . The a n a l y s i s f o r each p a r t s h a l l b e com- p l e t e d and submi t t ed p r i o r t o o r w i t h t h e p a r t drawing.

A l l d rawings

Rev i s ions t o Approved Drawings. A f t e r drawings have been approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r , no changes i n d e s i g n o r f a b r i c a t i o n s h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d w i t h o u t p r i o r p u r c h a s e r a p p r o v a l .

Microf i lm. Drawings s h a l l b e s u i t a b l e f o r mic ro f i lming . Micro- f i l m c o p i e s o f t h o s e drawings s p e c i f i e d by t h e p u r c h a s e r s h a l l b e s upp 1 i e d .

Drawing Q u a l i t y . Width, s p a c i n g , and d e n s i t y o f l i n e s and charac- ters s h a l l b e such t h a t t h e drawings can b e reduced t o 11-in. h e i g h t f o r use i n manuals.

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3 . 8 . 3 Photographs. Photographs s h a l l b e s u p p l i e d o f any s t e p s t h e p u r c h a s e r de t e rmines as s i g n i f i c a n t i n t h e f a b r i c a t i o n p r o c e s s of t h e s e n s o r s . Photographs s h a l l a l s o b e s u p p l i e d o f un ique o r unusua l f e a t u r e s o r o p e r a t i o n s which w i l l n o t b e c l e a r l y shown i n t h e assembly drawing. The d a t e and s u b j e c t of each photograph s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d . Each photograph s h a l l i n c l u d e a f a m i l i a r o b j e c t o r sca le t o i n d i c a t e s i z e .

3 .9 Nameplates. Nameplates o r metal t a g s s h a l l b e p rov ided f o r t h e i n s t r u m e n t i n acco rdance w i t h t h e fo l lowing :

Namep la t e s o r metal t a g s s h a l l b e of a c o r r o s i o n - r e s i s t a n t s t ee l o r nickel-chromium-iron a l l o y .

3 . 9 . 1 In fo rma t ion Required.

1. N a m e of t h e component. 2 . N a m e o f t h e manufac tu re r . 3 . Component s e r i a l number ( a s s i g n e d by m a n u f a c t u r e r ) . 4 . Date o f manufac tu re . 5. Owner's name and c o n t r a c t number. 6 . Type number.

3 . 9 . 2 Nameplate Mounting. The f o l l o w i n g r equ i r emen t s s h a l l app ly t o t h e mounting of namep la t e s :

1. Nameplates s h a l l be v i s i b l e a f t e r t h e component i s i n s t a l l e d . 2 . Nameplates s h a l l n o t b e p a i n t e d o r o t h e r w i s e cove red .

3.10 Manuals. Manuals f o r i n s t r u m e n t o p e r a t i o n , c a l i b r a t i o n , and I A2 maintenance s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 4-20.

3 .10 .1 Approval P rocedure . P r e l i m i n a r y c o p i e s of t h e manuals Approval s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r review and a p p r o v a l .

by t h e p u r c h a s e r of t h e f i n a l c o r r e c t e d c o p i e s of p r i n t e r ' s p r o o f s s h a l l b e o b t a i n e d p r i o r t o release t o p r i n t f i n a l manuals. The number of p r e l i m i n a r y manuals , p r i n t e r ' s p r o o f s , and f i n a l manuals s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data.

3 .10.2 Con ten t . The manuals s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t b e l i m i t e d t o :

1. A d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e i n s t r u m e n t and i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n , o p e r a t i o n , c a r e and maintenance.

2 . C a l i b r a t i o n p r o c e d u r e s .

3 . I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r u se o f s p e c i a l t o o l s o r equipment o r b o t h .

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a p p r o v a l , and number o f c o p i e s of a l l q u a l i t y a s s u r a n c e documents s h a l l be as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data. Access f o r s u r v e i l l a n c e by t h e p u r c h a s e r ' s a u t h o r i z e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ( s ) s h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d t o any p l a c e where material manufac ture and s t o r a g e , f a b r i c a t i o n , assembly , i n s p e c t i o n ,

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4. Drawings of spec ia l t o o l s o r equipment o r b o t h .

4 . 3 . 1 C a l i b r a t i o n Requi rements . Equipment and i n s t r u m e n t s used f o r n o n d e s t r u c t i v e examinat ion o r t e s t i n g s h a l l be c a l i b r a t e d i n acco r -

5. Reduced s i z e drawings n e c e s s a r y f o r o p e r a t i o n , main tenance , and i n s t r u c t i o n pu rposes .

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3.10 .3 D e l i v e r y . F i n a l manuals s h a l l b e a v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e of s e n s o r d e l i v e r y .

I A1 3.11 Document S u b m i t t a l and Approval . The r equ i r emen t s r e g a r d i n g

t i m e o f s u b m i t t a l , a p p r o v a l , and number o f c o p i e s of a l l p r o c e d u r e s ,

I drawings , r e p o r t s , and manuals s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e O r d e r i n g Data.

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4 .2 I n s p e c t i o n . The per formance o f a l l i n s p e c t i o n r equ i r emen t s s p e c i f i e d h e r e i n s h a l l b e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e s u p p l i e r . The s u p p l i e r may u t i l i z e h i s own f a c i l i t i e s o r a commercial l a b o r a t o r y a c c e p t a b l e t o t h e p u r c h a s e r . The p u r c h a s e r r e s e r v e s t h e r i g h t t o per - form o r w i t n e s s i n s p e c t i o n s set f o r t h i n t h i s s t a n d a r d . However, t h e s e r equ i r emen t s i n no way r e l i e v e t h e s u p ' p l i e r o f h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o f u r n i s h equipment and s e r v i c e s as s p e c i f i e d h e r e i n .

4 . 3 N o n d e s t r u c t i v e Examinat ion. N o n d e s t r u c t i v e examinat ion s h a l l comply w i t h S e c t i o n V of t h e Code and RDT F 3 - 6 . A l l n o n d e s t r u c t i v e examinat ion s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e material and p r o c e s s s t a n d a r d s and as supplemented below. When a c c e p t a n c e o r rejec- t i o n c r i t e r i a are n o t s p e c i f i e d , such c r i t e r i a s h a l l b e recommended t o t h e p u r c h a s e r f o r approva l . D e t a i l e d n o n d e s t r u c t i v e examinat ion pro- c e d u r e s s h a l l b e submi t t ed f o r a p p r o v a l ; however, t h e minimum r e q u i r e - ments s p e c i f i e d i n t h e documents and l i s t e d below s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d i n t h e p rocedures .

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4 . 4 Examination of Materials. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e r equ i r emen t s of t h e a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s t a n d a r d s , materials used i n t h e manufac ture of t h e s e n s o r s h a l l b e examined i n t h e f o l l o w i n g manner.

4 . 4 . 1 V i s u a l . Materials s h a l l b e examined v i s u a l l y t o d e t e c t obvious d e f e c t s , s t a t e of c l e a n l i n e s s , and d i s t o r t i o n s .

4 . 4 . 2 Dimensional . Raw m a t e r i a l s s h a l l b e d imens iona l ly s p o t checked f o r dimensions d e f i n i n g s i z e and shape .

4 . 4 . 3 Marking. Raw m a t e r i a l s h a l l b e examined f o r conformance t o t h e r equ i r emen t s of t h e r e f e r e n c e d material s t a n d a r d . Material s h a l l be i d e n t i f i e d by manufac tu re r ’ s name, t ype of m a t e r i a l , a p p r o p r i a t e m a t e r i a l s t a n d a r d d e s i g n a t i o n , h e a t and l o t number. Components and equipment s h a l l b e examined f o r p rope r marking i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 7-3. i t e m s e r i a l number, o r d e r o r c o n t r a c t number, and any o t h e r s p e c i a l i n f o r m a t i o n n e c e s s a r y t o i d e n t i f y t h e p a r t .

Required i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s h a l l i n c l u d e manufac tu re r ’ s name,

4 .5 Tests. Tes ts r e q u i r e d by t h i s s t a n d a r d o r proposed t o j u s t i f y d e s i g n f e a t u r e s , p rove adequacy, o r s a t i s f y r equ i r emen t s s h a l l b e de- s c r i b e d i n d e t a i l i n a t es t p rocedure . The test p rocedure s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and submi t t ed f o r a p p r o v a l by t h e p u r c h a s e r p r i o r t o i n i t i a t i o n of any t e s t i n g . Each p rocedure s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t be l i m i t e d t o , t h e fo l lowing :

1. Purpose o f t e s t . 2 . L i s t of equipment and assembly drawings . 3. T e s t p rocedure . 4 . Data r e q u i r e d . 5. C r i t e r i a f o r accep tance o r r e j e c t i o n .

4 .5 .1 I n e r t Gas Leak. When s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, a he l ium l e a k tes t s h a l l b e performed t p v e r i f y component l e a k t i g h t n e s s . Helium l e a k t e s t i n g s h a l l be performed i n accordance w i t h RDT F 3 - 6 . The p rocedures s h a l l b e submi t t ed f o r a p p r o v a l . t e s t i n g s h a l l n o t be a c c e p t a b l e . ) t h i s test s h a l l b e 1 x scc/sec. C a l i b r a t i o n of t h e l e a k t e s t i n g equipment s h a l l b e i n accordance w i t h RDT F 3-6.

(Ha l ide t y p e l e a k The maximum a c c e p t a b l e l e a k ra te f o r

4 . 5 . 2 Load Tests. When s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Da ta , such tests as necessa ry s h a l l b e performed t o demons t r a t e t h e a b i l i t y o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t t o w i t h s t a n d t h e s p e c i f i e d e x t e r n a l l o a d s and d e f l e c t i o n s w i t h o u t f a i l u r e .

4 . 5 . 3 V i b r a t i o n T e s t . When s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data, such tests as n e c e s s a r y s h a l l b e performed t o demons t r a t e t h e a b i l i t y of t h e s e n s o r t o endure env i ronmen ta l v i b r a t i o n w i t h o u t f a i l u r e , o r t o b e f r e e o f ha rmfu l v i b r a t i o n induced by t h e environment .

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M o d i f i c a t i o n s t o t h e s e n s o r which are n e c e s s a r y t o c o r r e c t v i b r a - t i o n a l d i f f i c u l t i e s s h a l l b e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e s u p p l i e r .

4 . 5 . 4 F u n c t i o n a l Tests. The f u n c t i o n a l and per formance tests l i s t e d i n t h i s s t a n d a r d s h a l l b e performed by t h e s u p p l i e r . These tests need n o t b e performed i n l i q u i d metal test f a c i l i t i e s . Test p rocedures s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and submi t t ed f o r a p p r o v a l . F u n c t i o n a l o r per formance t es t s , o r b o t h , s h a l l be w i t n e s s e d by t h e p u r c h a s e r o r h i s d e s i g n a t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ( s ) .

4 .5 .4 .1 Sensor C a l i b r a t i o n . Each s e n s o r f a b r i c a t e d and d e l i v e r e d s h a l l b e c a l i b r a t e d i n inc remen t s e q u a l t o 10% of f u l l scale ove r t h e t o t a l measurement range of t h e s e n s o r . The c a l i b r a t i o n s h a l l b e performed w i t h t h e s e n s o r p o s i t i o n e d i n a c a l i b r a t i o n f i x t u r e which c o n t a i n s a th imble of t h e same s i z e , s h a p e , and material as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data. A c a l i b r a t i o n c u r v e s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d and d e l i v e r e d a l o n g w i t h each s e n s o r .

4 .5 .4 .2 Thermal Cycle Tests. The minimum number of s e n s o r s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data o r a s recommended by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r s h a l l b e s u b j e c t e d t o the rma l c y c l e tests. The number o f c y c l e s , h i g h and low t e m p e r a t u r e s , t empera tu re ramp o r ra te , and f requency o f c a l i b r a t i o n s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data . Each c a l i b r a t i o n s h a l l be performed i n accordance w i t h 4 . 5 . 4 . 1 and s h a l l r e p e a t t h e i n i t i a l o r r e c o r d c a l i b r a t i o n w i t h i n 21.0%.

4 .5 .4 .3 High Temperature Soak Tests. The minimum number o f s e n s o r s s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, o r as recommended by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r , s h a l l b e s u b j e c t e d t o h i g h t empera tu re soak tests. The t e m p e r a t u r e , t i m e , and c a l i b r a t i o n i n t e r v a l s s h a l l b e as s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Order ing Data. Each s e n s o r c a l i b r a t i o n s h a l l r e p e a t t h e i n i t i a l o r r e c o r d c a l i b r a t i o n w i t h i n 21 .0%.

4 . 5 . 5 T e s t Repor t s . Copies of tes t r e p o r t s s h a l l b e ma in ta ined by t h e s u p p l i e r . These tes t r e p o r t s s h a l l b e i d e n t i f i e d t o t h e s p e c i f i c l i q u i d l e v e l s e n s o r and t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e p u r c h a s e r s i m u l t a n e o u s l y w i t h d e l i v e r y o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t .

5 . PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY

5 . 1 S e a l i n g , Packaging , Packing , and Marking. S e a l i n g , packaging , pack ing , and marking s h a l l b e i n acco rdance w i t h RDT F 7-2 u n l e s s o t h e r - w i s e s p e c i f i e d . The s p e c i f i c method o f packaging and pack ing o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l component s h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d f o r a p p r o v a l , s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e f o l l o w i n g s h i p p i n g i n f o r m a t i o n as a minimum:

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1. P r o t e c t i o n o f a l l s u r f a c e s d u r i n g shipment and subsequen t s t o r i n g a t t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n s i t e .

2 . P r o t e c t i o n o f components w i t h p a r t i c u l a r r e f e r e n c e t o machined s u r f a c e s .

3 . S p e c i a l t o o l s o r h a n d l i n g equipment r e q u i r e d d u r i n g sh ipment .

4 . P r o v i s i o n s f o r m a i n t a i n i n g c l e a n l i n e s s d u r i n g sh ipment .

5 .2 Shipping Requirements . The f o l l o w i n g s p e c i f i c r equ i r emen t s s h a l l b e complied w i t h when s h i p p i n g t h e f i n i s h e d s e n s o r s p rocured i n accordance w i t h t h i s s t a n d a r d .

5 . 2 . 1 Sensor and Assoc ia t ed P a r t s . The s h i p p i n g c l o s u r e d e s i g n s h a l l p r o v i d e adequa te p r o t e c t i o n t o c r i t i c a l areas such as s e a t i n g and s e a l i n g s u r f a c e s t o p r e v e n t damage caused by walk ing on , dropping o f t o o l s , and s imilar c o n d i t i o n s d u r i n g sh ipment , s t o r a g e , and i n s t a l l a t i o n .

5 . 3 Genera l Requiprements .

5 . 3 . 1 Marking. Components i n s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s s h a l l b e c l e a r l y marked, i n as many l o c a t i o n s as n e c e s s a r y f o r l e g i b i l i t y , w i t h temporary s i g n s o f c o n t r a s t i n g c o l o r s and o f s u i t a b l e composi t ion as approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t : D e l i c a t e Ins t rumen t ."

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5.3.2 Loading. S u p e r v i s i o n s h a l l b e p rov ided f o r l o a d i n g t h e s e n s o r s f o r sh ipment . Handl ing equipment and s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s s h a l l p r e v e n t damage due t o h a n d l i n g and s h i p p i n g shock and v i b r a t i o n .

5.3 .3 Suppor t s . Required s h i p p i n g p o s i t i o n , s u p p o r t s , and c r a t i n g s h a l l be de te rmined by t h e s u p p l i e r and approved by t h e p u r c h a s e r .

5 . 3 . 4 S t o r a g e . When s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data, t h e s e n s o r s w i l l b e s t o r e d f o r s i g n i f i c a n t p e r i o d s o f t i m e p r i o r t o i n s t a l l a t i o n and use . The s e a l i n g , pack ing , packaging , and marking s h a l l b e des igned a c c o r d i n g l y . A s a minimum t h e package s h a l l :

1. Main ta in c l e a n l i n e s s r equ i r emen t s of t h i s s t a n d a r d . 2 . P rov ide easy access f o r p e r i o d i c i n s p e c t i o n . 3 . Prov ide i n s t r u c t i o n s necessa ry t o m a i n t a i n s t o r a g e c o n d i t i o n s .

6 . NOTES AND ORDERING DATA CHECKLIST

6 . 1 Notes . Minimum i n s u l a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e r equ i r emen t f o r l e n g t h s g r e a t e r t h a n 1 0 f t i s n o t d e f i n e d a t t h i s t i m e due t o i n s u f f i c i e n t i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h r e g a r d t o e f f e c t s on per formance . The i n s u l a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e v a l u e f o r probes l o n g e r t h a n 10 f t w i l l b e s p e c i f i e d i n t h e Orde r ing Data .

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6 .2 P r o p o s a l In fo rma t ion . The s u p p l i e r ' s p r o p o s a l s h a l l i n c l u d e , b u t n o t b e l i m i t e d t o , t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n :

, 1. P r e l i m i n a r y drawings n o t e d i n 3.8.1 d e p i c t i n g t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p o f component p a r t s , a p p r o p r i a t e d imens ions , and e l ec t r i ca l and mechanica l i n t e r f a c e s o f t h e s e n s o r .

2 . Materials of c o n s t r u c t i o n .

3. Q u a l i t y a s s u r a n c e program.

4. Proposed tests, as r e q u i r e d , t o p rove adequacy and proposed tes t i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n .

5. Ske tches of s h i p p i n g a r r angemen t s .

6 . A d e t a i l e d l i s t of a l l i t e m s t o b e p rov ided .

7 . D e t a i l e d s c h e d u l e .

6 . 3 Orde r ing Data C h e c k l i s t . The f o l l o w i n g t e c h n i c a l and p rocure - ment d a t a w i l l b e f u r n i s h e d by t h e p u r c h a s e r . Any n e c e s s a r y d a t a n o t f u r n i s h e d w i t h t h e pu rchase document s h a l l b e r e q u e s t e d from t h e pur- c h a s e r b e f o r e s u b m i t t i n g a b i d . @

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C o i l d i ame te r

D i s t a n c e between c o i l s I n s u l a t i o n r e s i s t a n c e Inpu t power - c u r r e n t

Output s i g n a l f requency

Sensor Winding ( B i f i l a r , P a r a l l e l , e t c . )

C o i l assembly - s i n g l e

Core l e n g t h

C o i l assembly - m u l t i c o i l

Loca t ion

D i f f e r e n t i a l t r a n s f o r m e r - f i x e d p o s i t i o n

Primary c o i l

Material c u r i e p o i n t Length

Secondary c o i l

Length

D i f f e r e n t i a l t r a n s f o r m e r - p o r t a b l e

Head assembly connec t ion I n t e r c o n n e c t i n g c a b l e l e n g t h

Refe r t o Purchase Paragraph S p e c i f i c a t i o n

3 . 2 . 1 3 . 2 . 1

3 . 3 . 1 3 .3 .2 3 .3 .2 3 .3 .2 3 . 4 . 1 , 3 . 4 . 3 3 . 4 . 1 , 3 .4 .3 3 .4 .6 3.4.10 3 .4 .11 3 .4 .11 3 . 4 . 1 2

3 . 4 . 3 through 3 .4 .9

3 . 4 . 3 . 1

3.4.4

3 . 4 . 6 . 1 3 .4 .6 .1

3 .4 .7 .1 3 .4 .7 .2

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R e f e r t o Purchase Paragraph S p e c i f i c a t i o n I t e m

Balanced b r i d g e s e n s o r i

3.4 .9 3 .4 .9

C o i l l e n g t h D i s t a n c e between c o i l s

Sensor Head Requirements

Opera t ing environment

3 .2 .2 3 .2.2 3.2.2 3 .2 .2

Temp era t u r e P r e s s u r e Atmosphere R a d i a t i o n

S i z e

Length Width Height

3 .4 3 . 4 3 . 4

3.4.8.2 Minimum l e a d l e n g t h

End t e r m i n a t i o n s 3.4.8.2

E l e c t r i c a l connec t ions

-3.4.11 3.4.12

I n p u t s i g n a l Output s i g n a l

Document submittal

3.11 Eng inee r ing (No. of c o p i e s , t i m e o f sub- m i t t a l , and a p p r o v a l r e q u i r e m e n t s )

4 . 1 Q u a l i t y a s s u r a n c e (No. o f c o p i e s , t i m e o f s u b m i t t a l and a p p r o v a l r equ i r emen t s

Tes t Requirements

I n e r t g a s l e a k t es t 4 . 5 . 1

4.5.2

4 . 5 . 3

n Load t e s t

V i b r a t i o n tes t

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Item - Functional tests

Calibration

Temperature Increments

Thermal cycle

Minimum number of sensors Upper temperature Lower temperature Cycle rate Frequency of calibration

High temperature soak tests

Minimum number of sensors Temperature Time Calibration interval

Storage

Refer to Purchase Paragraph Specification

4 . 5 . 4 . 1

4 . 5 . 4 . 1 4 . 5 . 4 . 1

4 . 5 . 4 . 2 4 . 5 . 4 . 2 4 . 5 . 4 . 2 4 . 5 . 4 . 2 4 . 5 . 4 . 2

4 . 5 . 4 . 3 4 . 5 . 4 . 3 4 . 5 . 4 . 3 4 . 5 . 4 . 3

5 . 3 . 4