this thesis looked at the effect of clay and silt soil blocking the heat transfer area of the radiator and its effect on the engine coolant through the conduct of experiments and a mathematical model developed. the results indicated that the percentage area covered resulted in a proportional increase of the inlet and outlet temperatures of the coolant in the radiator. the mathematically model d...

The Modular Accident Analysis Program for CANDU (MAAP4-CANDU) was developed to assess the consequences of a severe core damage progression in a CANDU nuclear power station. The results from MAAP4-CANDU analyses support Level 2 PSA activities being performed for CANDU stations. During the early stages of a severe core damage accident in a CANDU plant, the primary heat transport system (PHTS) coo...

The source of all liquid, gaseous and solid radioactive waste in the pressure water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant (NPP) originate from leakage of fission products out of the fuel rods into the primary coolant and neutron activation of materials within and around the primary coolant system and reactor vessel. The source term design used to determine the concentrations of radionuclides in the...

The PULSAR pulsed tokamak power plant design utilizes the outboard shield for thermal energy storage to maintain full 1000 MW(e) output during the dwell period of 200 s. Thermal energy resulting from direct nuclear heating is accumulated in the shield during the 7200 s fusion power production phase. The maximum shield temperature may be much higher than that for the blanket because radiation da...

The effect of variation in thermal conductivity of light water reactor fuel elements on core response during loss-of-coolant accident scenarios is examined. Initially, a simplified numerical analysis is utilized to determine the time scales associated with dissipation of stored energy from the fuel into the coolant once the fission reaction is stopped. The analysis is then followed by full reac...

The paper studies the effect of clay soil blocking the heat transfer area of the radiator on the engine coolant temperature by developing a mathematical model. The results of the study indicated that the percentage area covered resulted in a proportional increase of the inlet and outlet temperatures of the coolant in the radiator. The mathematically model developed also predicted the experiment...

This paper aims to study the mechanism of coolant penetration into a wheel-work contact zone when a segmented or conventional wheel is used in surface grinding. Based on the principles of fluid motion and considerations of spin-off and splash, analytical models for both conventional and segmented wheels were developed for predicting the power of pumping coolant into the contact zone. It was rev...

This paper presents a thermal-hydraulic analysis of a helium-cooled ceramic breeder blanket for the ITER. It is found that the blanket can operate at moderate pressure and temperatures, which coupled to the use of an inert gas, makes it particularly attractive from a safety standpoint. Transient analysis of the manifolding flow distribution indicates that the introduction of a diffusive plate a...

The temperature of the coolant is known to have significant influence on engine performance and emissions. Whereas existing literature describes the effects of coolant temperature in engines using fossil derived fuels, very few studies have investigated these effects when biofuel is used. In this study, Jatropha oil was blended separately with ethanol and butanol. It was found that the 80% jatr...

Reduction of energy consumption has played a significant role in industry. This paper describes a study on reducing energy consumption by machining process improvements. Methods of reducing energy consumption in a manufacturing line consisting of multiple machines are verified. First, to consolidate the processes, a series of horizontal machining centers are replaced with a 5axis machining cent...