Development and evaluation of fuel performance analysis code FuSPAC
The nuclear fuel rod should maintain self-sustainable nuclear fission, as the first safety barrier to prevent the leakage of radioactive products. The fuel rod performance analyses are essential to ensure reliable long-term operation of fuel rod. In this
Tenglong Cong +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Unraveling the impact of pilot fuel injection pressure on hydrogen-diesel engine performance through PCA and RSM analysis [PDF]
Hydrogen has garnered significant interest as a viable renewable energy source capable of revolutionizing conventional fuel systems. This study investigates the impact of engine load and liquid fuel injection pressure variations on the operational ...
Avadhoot A Mohite +6 more
doaj +2 more sources
Performance and Energy Analysis of a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
In the last century, individual transportation vehicles become much more common and they cause great environmental problems. Renewable and sustainable energy solutions will help reduce these environmental problems. Thus, there is a trend towards electric
Habip Sahin, Hikmet Esen
doaj +2 more sources
Numerical analysis of thermomechanical behavior of fuel rod (UO2)in steady state condition using finite element method [PDF]
In designing the fuel rod, having a reliable prediction of fuel performance is of high importance in order to comply with safety principles. Various computer codes have been provided for this purpose. Each of these codes uses different mechanical models,
M. Imani +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor Annular UN Fuel Design and Development of Performance Analysis Program
A kind of annular uranium nitride (UN) fuel suitable for lead-cooled fast reactor applications has been designed in this study. The design is directly targeting two main issues of UN fuel: severe swelling and thermal decomposition of UN fuel at high ...
He Yuan +14 more
doaj +1 more source
Thermal-mechanical characteristics of helical cruciform fuel bundle
BackgroundAs an innovative nuclear fuel assembly, the helical cruciform fuel (HCF) assembly has the characteristics of large specific heat transfer area, short heat conduction path, strong inter-channel mixing and free from the grid spacers.
CONG Tenglong +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Performance Analysis of Temperature Changes of Fuels Used in Pem Fuel Cell
In this study, the temperature values of the fuels used in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell were determined and the optimum temperature ranges were obtained for these fuels. Pure hydrogen and oxygen were used in the anode and cathode portions.
Merve DEMİR, Adem YILMAZ
openaire +2 more sources
The aim of this work is to present a comparative analysis in terms of the irradiation performance of cylindrical uranium dioxide fuel rods and monolithic uranium molybdenum fuel plates in pressurized light water reactors.
André Luiz Candido da Silva +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Development of multiphysics coupling system for nuclear fuel rod with COMSOL and RMC
Coupling fuel performance and neutronics can help improve the prediction accuracy of fuel rod behavior, which is important for fuel design and performance evaluation.
Zhenhai Liu +10 more
doaj +1 more source
Key factors affecting the thermal performance of annular fuel elements in LFR
BackgroundThe key factors affecting the thermal performance of the lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) annular fuel are very important to improve the core power density of LFR.PurposeThis study aims to analyze those key factors and provide guidance for ...
WANG Yuxuan +5 more
doaj +1 more source

