Cold sprayed radiation shielding
AssigneeWorcester Polytechnic Institute
InventorsChristopher J. Massar, Derek G. Tsaknopoulos, Bryer C. Sousa, Kyle Tsaknopoulos, Danielle L. Cote
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Abstract
Radiation shield and methods for manufacturing a radiation shield are provided herein, the method includes identifying a substrate for the radiation shield; identifying at least one material for cold spraying on the substrate; applying by cold spray a coating of the at least one material on the substrate thereby obtaining a radiation shield. The radiation shield is lighter, thinner, and more efficient compared to conventional radiation shields.
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A method for manufacturing a radiation shield, the method comprising:
- identifying a substrate for the radiation shield;
- identifying at least one material for cold spray deposition on the substrate;
- and
- applying by cold spray deposition a coating of the at least one material on the substrate thereby obtaining a radiation shield.
A radiation shield comprising a substrate having a cold sprayed coating of at least one material.
A method of forming a radiation shield, the method comprising:
- identifying a refractory metal and an absorbing material having radiation resistance properties;
- propelling a particulate form of the refractory metal onto a substrate at a velocity resulting in adherence of the propelled metal to the substrate to form a refractory layer;
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- propelling a particulate form of the absorbing material onto the refractory layer to form an absorbing layer, the refractory layer and absorbing layer having a complementary effect for shielding from particles emitted from a radiation source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.