Design and fabrication of an axial neutron flux profile measurement assembly for the Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2023 Real-time characterization of irradiation facilities improves the utilization of the core capabilities of test nuclear reactors. The ability to observe how the local neutron flux (level and spectrum) changes as control elements and experiments change ...
Reichenberger M.A. +6 more
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Recycling of Wood – Plastic Composite Prepared from Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) and Wood Sawdust [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2021 Plastic waste has become one of the humanities and the ecosystem balance serious environmental Challenges. Furthermore, it is the primary source of plastic pollution because it is inexpensive, widely available, and frequently discarded.
Halla Shehap +3 more
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Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering, 2023 U-Zr metallic fuel is a promising fuel candidate for Gen Ⅳ fast spectrum reactors. Previous experimental irradiation campaigns showed that the sodium thermal bonded U-10Zr fuel design can achieve a burnup of 10% fissions per initial heavy metal atom ...
Tiankai Yao +7 more
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High yields of hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming with a cross-U type reactor. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 This paper presents a numerical and experimental study on the performance of a methanol steam reformer integrated with a hydrogen/air combustion reactor for hydrogen production.
Shubin Zhang +4 more
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VALIDATION OF COOLANT THERMAL RESPONSE IN A TRANSIENT FINITE DIFFERENCE THERMAL TRANSPORT MODEL WITH APPLICATIONS TO FAST SPECTRUM REACTORS [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 Transient behavior in nuclear reactors is important in accidents and with reactivity control systems that are driven by thermal feedback. Here, we describe a transient finite difference model for a pin cell system.
Holdampf Sydney A. +2 more
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2020 Research reactors in-core experimental facilities are designed to provide the highest steady state flux for user's irradiation requirements. However, fuel conversion from highly enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU) driven by the ongoing ...
Ned Xoubi +3 more
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MSRE TRANSIENT BENCHMARKS USING SAM [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 In recent years, there has been renewed interest in Molten Salter Reactors (MSRs) for their potential advantages compared to reactors that rely on solid fuel.
Fei T. +4 more
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Repeated pulse feeding induces functional stability in anaerobic digestion [PDF]
, 2013 Anaerobic digestion is an environmental key technology in the future bio-based economy. To achieve functional stability, a minimal microbial community diversity is required. This microbial community should also have a certain “elasticity”, i.e.
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Photochemical synthesis of a “cage” compound in a microreactor: Rigorous comparison with a batch photoreactor [PDF]
, 2013 An intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition is performed in a microphotoreactor (0.81 mL) built by winding FEP tubing around a commercially available Pyrex immersion well in which a medium pressure mercury lamp is inserted.
Aillet, Tristan +3 more
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Visual Locating of Reactor in an Industrial Environment Using the Composite Method
Sensors, 2020 To achieve an automatic unloading of a reactor during the sherardizing process, it is necessary to calculate the pose and position of the reactors in an industrial environment with various amounts of luminance and floating dust.
Chenguang Cao +3 more
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