An Exact Solution for Flow Transients in Two-Phase Systems by the Method of Characteristics

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Gonzalez-Santalo ◽  
R. T. Lahey

One of the important design considerations in modern water-cooled nuclear reactors is their thermal performance during hypothetical accident situations. However, an accurate analysis of the system thermal-hydraulics is required before the thermal margins can be appraised. In this paper, an analysis based on the method of characteristics has been developed by which the exact solution to flow decay transients in homogeneous two-phase systems can be obtained. The exact solution presented yields the system flow and quality at each point in space and time during an exponential flow decay transient. These parameters can then be combined with an appropriate CHF correlation to predict the occurrence of transient CHF.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Oukouomi Noutchie ◽  
E. F. Doungmo Goufo

We make use of Laplace transform techniques and the method of characteristics to solve fragmentation equations explicitly. Our result is a breakthrough in the analysis of pure fragmentation equations as this is the first instance where an exact solution is provided for the fragmentation evolution equation with general fragmentation rates. This paper is the key for resolving most of the open problems in fragmentation theory including “shattering” and the sudden appearance of infinitely many particles in some systems with initial finite particles number.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula A. J. Rosa ◽  
Ana M. Azevedo ◽  
S. Sommerfeld ◽  
Martina Mutter ◽  
Werner Bäcker ◽  
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Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2458
Author(s):  
Anu Venkatesh ◽  
Angela Chang ◽  
Emilie A. Green ◽  
Tianna Randall ◽  
Raquel Gallagher ◽  
...  

Interventions that address binge eating and food insecurity are needed. Engaging people with lived experience to understand their needs and preferences could yield important design considerations for such interventions. In this study, people with food insecurity, recurrent binge eating, and obesity completed an interview-based needs assessment to learn facilitators and barriers that they perceive would impact their engagement with a digital intervention for managing binge eating and weight. Twenty adults completed semi-structured interviews. Responses were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged. Participants shared considerations that impact their ability to access the intervention (e.g., cost of intervention, cost of technology, accessibility across devices), ability to complete intervention recommendations (e.g., affordable healthy meals, education to help stretch groceries, food vouchers, rides to grocery stores, personalized to budget), and preferred intervention features for education, self-monitoring, personalization, support, and motivation/rewards. Engaging people with lived experiences via user-centered design methods revealed important design considerations for a digital intervention to meet this population’s needs. Future research is needed to test whether a digital intervention that incorporates these recommendations is engaging and effective for people with binge eating and food insecurity. Findings may have relevance to designing digital interventions for other health problems as well.


2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (15) ◽  
pp. 5403-5410
Author(s):  
Martha Alicia González-Félix ◽  
Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano ◽  
Bertha A. Barba-Dávila ◽  
Sergio O. Serna-Saldívar ◽  
José González-Valdez

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