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Mechanical wear analysis helps understand a mechanism of failure in retrieved magnetically controlled growing rods: a retrieval study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background To assess the relationship between mechanical wear and the failure of the internal lengthening mechanism in retrieved MAGnetic Expansion Control (MAGEC) growing rods. Methods This study included 34 MAGEC rods retrieved from 20 patients.
Jack Z. Wei   +7 more
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Elastodynamic modeling and analysis of a 4SRRR overconstrained parallel robot [PDF]

open access: yesMechanical Sciences
To address the unstructured on-site work requirements in shipyards and large-steel-structure manufacturing plants, this paper develops a 4SRRR (where S is spherical and R is rotational) quadruped wall-climbing robot, establishes a dynamic analytical ...
B. Wang   +4 more
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Assessment of TMSR-500 Shutdown Capability

open access: yesAtom Indonesia, 2022
The molten salt reactor (MSR) is a generation IV reactor with liquid fuel having nearly zero excess reactivity. Due to the very low excess reactivity, it requires a small number of control rods worth to shut down the reactor.
A. Khakim   +3 more
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Friction and wear of elements of nuclear reactors [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Fuel elements (fuel rods) and spacer grids are the main elements of the fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor. Friction forces affect the strength of the fuel assembly at all stages of its life cycle.
Kanareykin Alexandr
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Control Rods for Passively Suppressing Cross-Flow VIV of an Inclined Flexible Cylinder

open access: yesShock and Vibration, 2018
Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the cross-flow (CF) vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression effectiveness of an inclined flexible cylinder by using control rods.
Wanhai Xu, Wenqi Qin, Yan Lu
doaj   +1 more source

Neutronic analysis of control rod effect on safety parameters in Tehran Research Reactor

open access: yesNuclear Engineering and Technology, 2018
The measurement and calculation of neutronic parameters in nuclear research reactors has an important influence on control and safety of the nuclear reactor. The power peaking factors, reactivity coefficients and kinetic parameters are the most important
Mina Torabi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening of Existing RC Two-Way Slabs using New Combined FRP fabric/rod Technique [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering, 2015
This study presents the results of an experimental program to investigate the effectiveness of an innovative combined FRP technique using combination of externally bonded (EB) FRP fabrics and near surface mounted (NSM) FRP rods for flexural strengthening
Pejman Behzard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Application of Automatic Temperature Control System for Thermal Spraying Slender Rods [PDF]

open access: yesCailiao Baohu
In order to reduce deformation during the processing of slender rods by thermal spraying and improve coating quality and processing efficiency, a temperature control system for thermal spraying of slender rods was developed based on programmable logic ...
YUAN Zhennan, ZHANG Chunhui, WANG Hui, YU Siliang, ZHANG Yan, GAO Mingchuan, CHEN Tongzhou
doaj   +1 more source

CONTROL ROD DRIVE DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

open access: yes, 1957
Equipment and procedures uscd in testing Army Package Power Reactor control rod drive mechanisms are described. Photographs of mechanism components taken before and after testing are included. (D.E.B.)
Tully, J. P.   +2 more
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Simulation of a Quality Control Jaszczak Phantom with SIMIND Monte Carlo and Adding the Phantom as an Accessory to the Program [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2012
Introduction Quality control is an important phenomenon in nuclear medicine imaging. A Jaszczak SPECT Phantom provides consistent performance information for any SPECT or PET system.
Jalil Pirayesh Islamian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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