Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles

In the present work, the transmission factors of γ-rays are determined in bi-layered shields composed of lead and steel, through a methodology composed of three distinct parts. The buildup calculation was performed using the methodology published by Broder in 1962 [1]. A computational simulation was...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ary Machado de Azevedo, Domingos D'Oliveira Cardoso, Marcos Paulo Cavaliere de Medeiros, Sergio Gavazza, Rudnei Karam Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2023-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2151
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850105420585107456
author Ary Machado de Azevedo
Domingos D'Oliveira Cardoso
Marcos Paulo Cavaliere de Medeiros
Sergio Gavazza
Rudnei Karam Morales
author_facet Ary Machado de Azevedo
Domingos D'Oliveira Cardoso
Marcos Paulo Cavaliere de Medeiros
Sergio Gavazza
Rudnei Karam Morales
author_sort Ary Machado de Azevedo
collection DOAJ
description In the present work, the transmission factors of γ-rays are determined in bi-layered shields composed of lead and steel, through a methodology composed of three distinct parts. The buildup calculation was performed using the methodology published by Broder in 1962 [1]. A computational simulation was used through a spherical model, a total of three concentric spheres were simulated, with the source in the center of the spheres. The first sphere represents the lead shield and its radius is represented by the thickness of this material. The second sphere represents the steel shield and its radius is the sum of the thicknesses of the shielding. The third sphere is the vacuum that will determine the number of photons that will pass. To verify if the analytical methodology can be used to calculate the transmission factor of the proposed shield, laboratory experiments were performed with the BGO (Bismuth Germanate) detector. Measurements were only made with the thickness of steel, and with 15 different thicknesses of lead, ranging from 0.11 cm to 2.01 cm, while keeping the steel thickness. Three different thicknesses of steel were used: 0.65 cm, 0.85 cm and 1.40 cm. The work is relevant in the field of radiological and nuclear defense, considering the application of this shield in military vehicles, and the efficiency of the proposed analytical methodology was demonstrated.
format Article
id doaj-art-d93ceba0fc1b4dddb4b0e7c938e8c3b7
institution OA Journals
issn 2319-0612
language English
publishDate 2023-05-01
publisher Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)
record_format Article
series Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
spelling doaj-art-d93ceba0fc1b4dddb4b0e7c938e8c3b72025-08-20T02:39:04ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122023-05-01111A (Suppl.)013110.15392/2319-0612.2023.21511769Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehiclesAry Machado de Azevedo0Domingos D'Oliveira Cardoso1Marcos Paulo Cavaliere de Medeiros2Sergio Gavazza3Rudnei Karam Morales4Military Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringMilitary Institute of EngineeringIn the present work, the transmission factors of γ-rays are determined in bi-layered shields composed of lead and steel, through a methodology composed of three distinct parts. The buildup calculation was performed using the methodology published by Broder in 1962 [1]. A computational simulation was used through a spherical model, a total of three concentric spheres were simulated, with the source in the center of the spheres. The first sphere represents the lead shield and its radius is represented by the thickness of this material. The second sphere represents the steel shield and its radius is the sum of the thicknesses of the shielding. The third sphere is the vacuum that will determine the number of photons that will pass. To verify if the analytical methodology can be used to calculate the transmission factor of the proposed shield, laboratory experiments were performed with the BGO (Bismuth Germanate) detector. Measurements were only made with the thickness of steel, and with 15 different thicknesses of lead, ranging from 0.11 cm to 2.01 cm, while keeping the steel thickness. Three different thicknesses of steel were used: 0.65 cm, 0.85 cm and 1.40 cm. The work is relevant in the field of radiological and nuclear defense, considering the application of this shield in military vehicles, and the efficiency of the proposed analytical methodology was demonstrated.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2151vehicle cbrnshielding of gamma-rayfactor transmissionbilaminated shieldingmcnp
spellingShingle Ary Machado de Azevedo
Domingos D'Oliveira Cardoso
Marcos Paulo Cavaliere de Medeiros
Sergio Gavazza
Rudnei Karam Morales
Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
vehicle cbrn
shielding of gamma-ray
factor transmission
bilaminated shielding
mcnp
title Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
title_full Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
title_fullStr Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
title_short Determination of steel and lead bi-laminated shielding for military vehicles
title_sort determination of steel and lead bi laminated shielding for military vehicles
topic vehicle cbrn
shielding of gamma-ray
factor transmission
bilaminated shielding
mcnp
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2151
work_keys_str_mv AT arymachadodeazevedo determinationofsteelandleadbilaminatedshieldingformilitaryvehicles
AT domingosdoliveiracardoso determinationofsteelandleadbilaminatedshieldingformilitaryvehicles
AT marcospaulocavalieredemedeiros determinationofsteelandleadbilaminatedshieldingformilitaryvehicles
AT sergiogavazza determinationofsteelandleadbilaminatedshieldingformilitaryvehicles
AT rudneikarammorales determinationofsteelandleadbilaminatedshieldingformilitaryvehicles