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SunFast : a sun workstation based, fuel analysis scoping tool for pressurized water reactors
dc.contributor.advisor | Parish, Theodore A. | |
dc.creator | Bohnhoff, William Joseph | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-09T20:48:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-09T20:48:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-1207729 | |
dc.description | Typescript (photocopy) | en |
dc.description | Vita | en |
dc.description | Major subject: Nuclear Engineering | en |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this research was to develop a fuel cycle scoping program for light water reactors and implement the program on a workstation class computer. Nuclear fuel management problems are quite formidable due to the many fuel arrangement options available. Therefore, an engineer must perform multigroup diffusion calculations for a variety of different strategies in order to determine an optimum core reload. Standard fine mesh finite difference codes result in a considerable computational cost. A better approach is to build upon the proven reliability of currently available mainframe computer programs, and improve the engineering efficiency by taking advantage of the most useful characteristic of workstations: enhanced man/machine interaction. This dissertation contains a description of the methods and a user's guide for the interactive fuel cycle scoping program, SunFast. SunFast provides computational speed and accuracy of solution along with a synergetic coupling between the user and the machine. It should prove to be a valuable tool when extensive sets of similar calculations must be done at a low cost, as is the case for assessing fuel management strategies. | en |
dc.format.extent | x, 261 leaves | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | Major nuclear engineering | en |
dc.subject.classification | 1991 Dissertation B677 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nuclear engineering | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Computer programs | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nuclear fuels | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Management | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nuclear reactors | en |
dc.title | SunFast : a sun workstation based, fuel analysis scoping tool for pressurized water reactors | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Nuclear Engineering | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctorial | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Nelson, Paul | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Pilant, Michael S. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Schlapper, Gerald A. | |
dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 25125672 |
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