Root Cause Analysis of a Molten Salt Pump in FLUSTFA
In November 2022, the primary salt pump installed in the high-temperature FLUoride Salt Test FAcility (FLUSTFA) was successfully operated, including starting and stopping 20 times and running the pump at 0-928 RPM controlled by a variable frequency drive (VFD) for a total of about 20 hours. Subsequent attempts to operate the pump in May 2023 […]