Richard Skifton, Ph.D. Instrumentation Research Engineer Research Areas:
High Temperature Test Laboratory; CFD Simulations; Experimental design; Multiphase flow modeling; Nuclear instrumentation; Radiation Tolerant Materials; Thermal Hydraulics Biography:
Dr. Richard Skifton is an R&D scientist at the INL’s Measurement
Science Laboratory (MSL). He is a R&D100 2019 winner for his patent and
work on the high temperature irradiation resistant thermocouple. He has
expertise in the field of thermofluids. In that vein, helps with power water
reactor prototypic autoclave testing of the MSL’s various in-pile sensors. Further,
he has experience at nuclear research facilities in component design,
computational simulation, and experimental validation. He holds a Ph.D. from
the University of Idaho in mechanical engineering. Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering - University of Idaho B.S., Mechanical Engineering - Brigham Young University - Idaho
Affiliations: Boise State University, Adjunct Faculty University of Idaho, Adjunct Faculty
Publications: A. J. Palmer, R. S. Skifton, D. C. Haggard, W. D. Swank, M. Scervini, G. L. Hawkes, C. B. T. Pham & T. L. Checketts (2022) Development and Test Results of Thermocouples Used in the TRISO-Fuel Irradiation Experiment AGR-5/6/7, Nuclear Technology, DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2022.2065873
Sikorski, E.L., Skifton, R.S. & Li, L. “Combined Experimental and Computational Study of Molybdenum and Niobium for Nuclear Sensor Application,” Magnetic Materials for Multifunctional Applications, JOM (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05317-w
Skifton, R., Hone, L., “Sublimation Temperature Sensor for Temperature Locale," AIP Advances, 11, 115013 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0065290
Skifton, R, “A First Principle Look at the Electromotive Force Generation from Molybdenum and Niobium Alloys," 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies, NPIC&HMIT, Providence, RI, (2021)
Skifton, R. S., Cierpka, C., McEligot, D. M., “Some observations concerning near-wall PTV measurements," INL/EXT-19-53771, (2019)
Skifton, R. S., Palmer, J., Calderoni, P. “Optimization of Heat Treatment and Calibration Procedures for High Temperature Irradiation Resistant Thermocouples," Instrumentation Science and Technology, 46, 4, pp. 349-363, DOI: 10.1080/10739149.2017.1389754, (2018)
Skifton, R. S., Budwig, R.S., Crepeau, J. C., Xing, T., “Entropy Generation for Bypass Transitional Boundary Layers," ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, FE-16-1061, (2016)
Patents: PROTECTED HIGH TEMPERATURE IRRADIATION RESISTANT THERMOCOUPLE (elected by Battelle Energy Alliance, 10/2021; patent pending) MULTICORE HIGH TEMPERTURE IRRADIATION RESISTANT DEMICOUPLE (elected by Battelle Energy Alliance, 05/2020; patent pending) FAST RESPONSE HIGH TEMPERATURE IRRADIATION RESISTANT THERMOCOUPLE
utility application filed: 11/21/2019 (no. 16-690,630) HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOCOUPLE FABRICATION
utility application filed: 12/12/2019 (no. 62/712,629); provisional application filed: 12/13/2018 (no. 62/779,354) TEMPERATURE LOCALE SENSORS AND RELATED METHODS, US 11,150,143 B2, Oct 19, 2021
utility application filed: 11/16/2018 (no. 16/193,366)
Presentations: Skifton, R. S., Davis, K. L., Crepeau, J. C., Solstad, S., “In-Pile Measurements of Fuel Rod Dimensional Changes Utilizing the Test Reactor Loop Pressure for Motion,” 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies, 2017.
Skifton, R.S., Budwig, R.S., “On Improvement to PIV Measurements in High-Shear Wall-Bounded Flow,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2015-52840, 2015. Sabharwall, P., Stoots, C., McEligot, D. M., Skifton, R. S., McIlroy, H. M., “Matched-Index-Of-Refraction Flow Facility for Fundamental and Applied Research,” American Nuclear Society Conference, 2014. Awards: 2019
R&D 100 Winner – “High-Temperature Irradiation-Resistant Thermocouples
(HTIR-TC)”
1st Annual CAES Baby Shark Winner, 2nd place
and People’s Choice
NEUP Fellowship Recipient |
