Analytical dependence of burnup on enrichment of prospective fuel and parameters of reactors fuel campaign [PDF]
The paper is devoted to the definition of an analytical expression for estimating the burnup depth of nuclear fuel depending on its enrichment level, the periodicity of refueling, thermal stressthermal stress and the duration of the time period between ...
Evgeny V. Semenov +1 more
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Experimental Campaign Tests on Ultra Micro Gas Turbines, Fuel Supply Comparison and Optimization
The increasing demand for miniaturized radio-controlled vehicles inspired the following research. The uses of these unmanned miniaturized/micro vehicles range from aero-modeling to drones for urban control and military applications too.
Roberto Capătă
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Comparison of methods for calculating the neutronic characteristics of a VVER-1200 fuel assembly [PDF]
This article presents the results of neutronic calculations of a VVER-1200 fuel assembly carried out using the multi-purpose three-dimensional continuous-energy Monte Carlo particle transport code Serpent 2.
Aleksey V. Lavronenko +3 more
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Simulating a lead-cooled reactor campaign using the EUCLID/V1 code [PDF]
The paper presents the results of the development of the EUCLID/V1 integrated dynamic code designed to analyze and justify the safety of fast neutron reactor facilities with a liquid-metal coolant, in terms of simulating the reactor campaign.
Aleksandr A. Belov +7 more
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Modeling and Analysis of a Micro Gas Turbine Fuelled with Hydrogen and Natural Gas Blends [PDF]
This study deals with implementing an analytical model to simulate the energy performance associated with a Micro Gas Turbine when H2NG (Hydrogen Enriched Natural Gas) blends are used as fuel. The experimental campaign validated the simulation results at
Barati Shahrokh +2 more
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Minor actinides transmutation in pressurized water reactors. 1. Multiple recycling of minor actinides on the example of one VVER reactor [PDF]
This article explores the possibilities and conditions of combustion in a pressurized water reactor of its own accumulated minor actinides (MA). The simplest computational model is used: an infinitely extended medium with the distribution and composition
Yury A. Kazansky, Gleb W. Karpovich
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ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST COLIBRI FUEL RODS OSCILLATION CAMPAIGN IN THE CROCUS REACTOR FOR THE EUROPEAN PROJECT CORTEX [PDF]
The Horizon2020 European project CORTEX aims at developing an innovative core monitoring technique that allows detecting anomalies in nuclear reactors, such as excessive vibrations of core internals, flow blockage, or coolant inlet perturbations.
Lamirand V. +14 more
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Simulating the fuel cycle of a lead-cooled fast reactor [PDF]
The development of nuclear power with fast reactors is associated with the implementation of a closed nuclear fuel cycle (CNFC). In this regard, one actual task is to simulate the stages of the fuel cycle with study of the neutron-physical ...
Aleksey V. Balovnev +4 more
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Accounting of the vver-1200 overload influence for fission products activities calculating
Current work is aimed at the analysis of the fission products decay influence during fuel reloading, when calculating the accumulated fission products activity for the VVER-1200 reactor fuel campaign. The Bateman problem solution based technique was used
A. M. Petrovski +3 more
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CO, NOx and 13CO2 as tracers for fossil fuel CO2: results from a pilot study in Paris during winter 2010 [PDF]
Measurements of the mole fraction of the CO2 and its isotopes were performed in Paris during the MEGAPOLI winter campaign (January–February 2010).
M. Lopez +11 more
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