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dc.creatorLynn, Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-04T14:41:29Z
dc.date.available2011-08-04T14:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-04
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/98377
dc.descriptionTo assess the capabilities of Beryllium-impregnated fuel pellets a thermal model was created to visualize the improvements.en
dc.description.abstractWith active research projects related to nuclear waste immobilization and high conductivity nuclear fuels, a thermal model has been developed to simulate the temperature profile within a heat generating cylinder in order to imitate the behavior of each design. This work is being done so that it may be used in future research projects to represent how heat is being stored or dissipated in a material that has a uniformly distributed heat source from fission or radiation deposition. The model has been built to have a 2-D visual representation of the temperature distribution. A nodal system is employed for this model so that the user chooses the size of the mesh that will develop an accurate reading for their purposes. The model uses fundamental heat transfer equations and heat conduction properties for different metals. The heat transfer equations that will be used are fundamental and used at each point in the mesh developed by the user to ensure accuracy of the calculation. Below is such an example of an equation that will be used to model the temperature distribution in the cylindrical samples. By choosing the thermal properties associated with the material that is being researched, certain parameters are imposed in the equations automatically. This provides an easy method to see changes in the temperature distribution due to the improvements that have been made. Such parameters are the thermal conductivity and the thermal diffusivity along with others such as the material specific heat. The model will incorporate color variations in the display in order to allow larger meshes to be used while not diminishing the appearance of the results. The color variation will be due to a gradient from red to blue to represent hot to cold.en
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectnuclearen
dc.subjectthermal conductivityen
dc.subjectheat generationen
dc.subjectthermal modelen
dc.subjectthermal distributionen
dc.subjectFuel pinen
dc.subjectBerylliumen
dc.titleBeryllium Impregnation of Uranium Fuel: Thermal Modeling of Cylindrical Objects for Efficiency Evaluationen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreThesisen
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