scholarly journals Apparatus to simulate nuclear heating in advanced fuels. [LMFBR; UC-PuC; UN-PuN]

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
B J Wrona ◽  
T M Galvin ◽  
E Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Advanced Fuels ◽  
Nuclear Heating

scholarly journals Consolidated Bioprocessing: Synthetic Biology Routes to Fuels and Fine Chemicals

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1079
Author(s):  
Alec Banner ◽  
Helen S. Toogood ◽  
Nigel S. Scrutton
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Degradation ◽  
Consolidated Bioprocessing ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzymes ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Iterative Design ◽  
Biomass Feedstocks ◽  
Advanced Fuels ◽  
Design Build

The long road from emerging biotechnologies to commercial “green” biosynthetic routes for chemical production relies in part on efficient microbial use of sustainable and renewable waste biomass feedstocks. One solution is to apply the consolidated bioprocessing approach, whereby microorganisms convert lignocellulose waste into advanced fuels and other chemicals. As lignocellulose is a highly complex network of polymers, enzymatic degradation or “saccharification” requires a range of cellulolytic enzymes acting synergistically to release the abundant sugars contained within. Complications arise from the need for extracellular localisation of cellulolytic enzymes, whether they be free or cell-associated. This review highlights the current progress in the consolidated bioprocessing approach, whereby microbial chassis are engineered to grow on lignocellulose as sole carbon sources whilst generating commercially useful chemicals. Future perspectives in the emerging biofoundry approach with bacterial hosts are discussed, where solutions to existing bottlenecks could potentially be overcome though the application of high throughput and iterative Design-Build-Test-Learn methodologies. These rapid automated pathway building infrastructures could be adapted for addressing the challenges of increasing cellulolytic capabilities of microorganisms to commercially viable levels.

scholarly journals Advanced fuels from ethanol – a superstructure optimization approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Restrepo-Flórez ◽  
Christos T. Maravelias
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Advanced Fuels ◽  
Fuel Design ◽  
Advanced Fuel

Advanced fuel design through integration of chemistries leading to different components: alcohols (blue); ethers (green); and olefins, parafins, and aromatics (yellow).

The fuel assembly of the 5 MWt Nuclear Heating Reactor

1995 ◽  
Vol 154 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-223
Author(s):  
Y. Xu ◽  
X. Wei ◽  
Z. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Assembly ◽  
Nuclear Heating Reactor ◽  
Nuclear Heating

Dynamic Modeling of the NSSS Based on NHR200-II Nuclear Heating Reactor

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Dong ◽  
Yifei Pan ◽  
Miao Liu ◽  
Xiaojin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
System Design ◽  
Dynamic Modeling ◽  
Primary Circuit ◽  
Control System Design ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Nuclear Heating Reactor ◽  
System Verification ◽  
Nuclear Heating

The nuclear heating reactor (NHR) is a typical integral pressurized water reactor (iPWR) developed by the institute of nuclear and new energy technology (INET) of Tsinghua University, which has the safety advanced features such as the primary circuit integral arrangement, full-range natural circulation, self-pressurization. Power-level control is crucial for the operational stability and efficiency of the NHR, and the dynamic modeling is a basis for control system design and verification. From the conservation laws of mass, energy and momentum, a lumped-parameter dynamical model is proposed for the nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) based on the 200MWth nuclear heating reactor II (NHR200-II). The steady-state model validation is given by the comparing the parameter values of this model and that for plant design. Then, both the open-loop responses under the disturbances of reactivity and coolant flowrates as well as the closed-loop responses under the case of power ramp are given, where the rationality of the responses are analyzed from the viewpoint of plant physics and thermal-hydraulics. This model can be utilized for not only the control system design but also the development of a real-time simulator for the hardware-in-loop control system verification.

A Simulation of Small Break Loss of Coolant Accident in Nuclear Heating Reactor Based on RELAP5

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Lu ◽  
Heng Xie
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Power ◽  
Heat Removal ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Nuclear Heating Reactor ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Loss Of Coolant ◽  
Nuclear Heating ◽  
Residual Heat

Nuclear heating reactor is integrated designed without main pump and safety injection system. The loss of coolant accidents are mainly in the form of small break LOCA. As no safety injection system is designed for coolant makeup, the water volume in the reactor vessel is critical since it determines whether the reactor will be submerged during the whole scenario. Therefore, the study on coolant loss in this pool system is indispensable. The RELAP5 code has been developed for best-estimate transient simulation of light water reactor coolant systems during postulated accidents. The long term effect in nuclear heating reactor is important. In this paper we investigated the influential factors on SBLOCA scenario and found the long term residual heat removal capacity is decisive in determining the loss of coolant. The residual heat removal capacity should be greater than 2% of reactor thermal power if ensuring the core submerged in the long run.

Status of District Heating Reactor and its Development Prospects in China

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Fei Xie ◽  
Zhihong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Inherent Safety ◽  
Nuclear Heating Reactor ◽  
New Type ◽  
Nuclear Heating ◽  
Safety Features ◽  
Temperature Heating

Nuclear heating reactor is a new type of power plant that uses nuclear energy as heat source. Low temperature nuclear heating reactor should be the forerunner and main force for developing nuclear heating plant in China. Due to the lower water temperature required by the heating system, this dedicated, non-power generating nuclear reactor works at low temperatures and pressures with inherent safety features. The design, construction and operation of the nuclear heating reactors in various countries in the world were reviewed in this paper, and China’s new demonstration nuclear heating project and NHR-200 low-temperature heating reactor which would be used was discussed in the paper. We put forward the developing route and suggestion for the development of low-temperature heating reactor in China.

scholarly journals Nuclear heating in reference ZrH reactor shield

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.J. Thomson ◽  
G.V. Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Heating
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