Browsing by Author "Tsvetkov, Pavel"
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Stratton, Charles David (2019-04-15)When it comes to reactor power monitoring, the old adage is the more information the better. An undetected hot spot or unexpected power shift could cause an early shutdown of the plant and have economic consequences. ...
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Hodges, Jacob Michael (2018-11-29)The need to understand and control factors influencing sound testing of range hood and bathroom ventilation fans in a semi-reverberant sound chamber is of great importance to both certification bodies, such as the Home ...
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Gadekar, Pranav Ashok (2023-08-07)Heat and Energy Recovery Ventilators (H/ERVs) use outgoing stale air to pre-treat incoming fresh air from the outdoors, effectively reducing the energy demand associated with air conditioning. The objective of this study ...
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Meleika, Sammy (2020-04-21)In this dissertation, a test facility for measuring capture efficiency (CE) of residential range hoods was built and used to conduct experiments investigating the effects of multiple test factors (e.g. cook-top temperature, ...
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Kafle, Nischal (2011-04-26)The process of comprehensive study about the small nuclear reactors on developing analysis metrics and its method of evaluation was conducted. General methods of analysis of nuclear reactors and techniques and tools required ...
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Pritchard, Megan; Tsvetkov, Pavel (2009-09-30)Gas-cooled nuclear reactors have been receiving specific attention for Generation IV possibilities due to desired characteristics such as relatively low cost, short construction period, and inherent safety. Attractive ...
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Evans, Jordan Andrew (2017-12-12)The impact of radiation-induced effects on the properties of alloys fabricated using additive manufacturing (AM) was evaluated through the implementation of ion beam irradiation testing followed by electron backscatter ...
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Johnson, Matthew Paul (2013-04-30)Accurate knowledge of the neutron flux distribution in a nuclear reactor has many tangible benefits. Perhaps the most important are the contributions to reactor safety. Detailed knowledge allows reactor operators to identify ...
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Pritchard, Megan L (2014-05-03)A new approach to- and method for characterization of fissile nuclide contaminated soils and process piping has been developed and implemented for low and intermediate level wastes, using new calibration bases for photon ...
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Blamer, Brandon James (2017-05-05)An engineering investigation of the fabrication process for low smear density uranium alloy nuclear fuel forms was completed and the resulting alloys were characterized. The metal fuel alloys investigated in this project ...
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Combined Safety and Security Risk Evaluation Considering Safety and Security-Type Initiating Events Hawila, Mohammad Abdel-Majid Mustafa (2016-11-15)Destruction to critical nuclear infrastructures would have a debilitating effect on national public health safety, national economy, security, etc. For this reason, analysts perform safety risk analyses to quantify and ...
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Hendranata, Yongki (2018-05-03)Air conditioning and refrigeration systems for cooling and dehumidification are some of the largest consumers of energy with most of the systems using electricity or fossil fuels to operate. Additionally, refrigeration ...
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Kalinowski, Autumn Elizabeth (2021-08-02)The ICRP quantity effective dose, E, is used as an “approximate indicator of possible risk” for uniform exposures.[1] Application of a scaling factor allows E to be directly compared to Federal Guidance Report (FGR) risks. ...
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Stern, Karyn (2022-07-27)The compressive deformation behavior of unirradiated depleted gamma phase uranium metal was investigated in support of new metal fueled fast reactor designs. Extended core residence times have raised questions about long ...
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Beeny, Bradley Aaron (2017-07-06)The Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) system found in certain boiling water reactor (BWR) power plants is intended to provide make-up coolant to the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) when it is isolated from the power-producing ...
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Wang, Jing (2017-06-05)Nuclear energy is a sustainable, efficient, carbon-neutral energy source to meet the ever-increasing global energy demands. Some current advanced reactor concepts require reactor core components, such as fuel cladding and ...
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Behne, Patrick Alan (2022-05-25)This work explores the application of data-driven, projection-based, reduced-order models (ROMs) to parametric steady-state, neutral particle, no-fission, source-driven radiation transport. In the offline phase, ROM basis ...
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Heinrich, Aaron David (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)A series of experiments was performed with the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center Reactor (NSCR) to verify ²³⁵U delayed neutron emission rates. A custom device was created to accurately measure a sample's pneumatic ...
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Mero, Claire Renee (2012-07-16)The focus of this study was to design and build a guarded hot box to test the R-Value of building materials. The Riverside Energy Efficiency Laboratory is looking to expand their testing capabilities by including this ...
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Passons, Branden Scott (2021-03-22)In 1942 the U.S. achieved criticality with Chicago Pile-1 and in 1952 constructed the first nuclear-powered submarine. Given the rapid advancements in the first decade of nuclear reactor demonstration, it would not be a ...