Based on a comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages radioisotope nuclear reactor power generators in space applications, this paper determines that generator is energy scheme Neptune exploration mission, proposes four kinds major scientific problems involved exploration, introduces preliminary ideas, such as function module, fight orbit, design constraints mission....

A good understanding of the thermal hydraulic conditions resulting from steam-hydrogen releases in nuclear reactor containments is required for all aspects of accident management and for the design of mitigation measures. The GASFLOW II code has been developed at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) for analysis of such scenarios. It solves the three dimensional compressible transient Navier Stoke...

Most electric power is produced by steam turbines. This is because the steam cycle is well suited to the conversion of heat to work and steam turbines can be built in a wide range of capacities up to about 1500 MW. Steam turbines are basically very simple having fixed blades to accelerate the steam and moving blades to absorb the resulting kinetic energy. The moving blades are mounted on a rota...

In this paper we present the developments in heat flux measurements using gradient sensors (GHFS). The GHFS is a sensor made of artificially created material with anisotropic thermo-electrical properties. Its properties including small size, robustness and low response time make it valuable addition for characterizing space-limited geometries as well harsh environmental conditions. This makes i...

The safety assessment of Nuclear Power Plants makes use of Thermal-Hydraulic codes for the quantification of the safety margins with respect to upper/lower safety thresholds, when postulated accidental scenarios occur. To explicitly treat uncertainties in the safety margins estimates within the Risk-Informed Safety Margin Characterization (RISMC) framework, we resort to the concept of Dynamic P...

This review paper examines mechanisms controlling IGSCC in selected LWR components. Emphasis is placed on identifying material microstructures and microchemistries which promote susceptibility to premature failure. Two important examples are evaluated in some detail: stainless steel pipe cracking and primary-side SCC of alloy 600 steam generator tubing. In each case, grain boundary segregation ...

This study addresses the development of a compact reactor for oxidative steam-reforming of methanol (OSRM) to produce hydrogen in autothermal mode for fuel cells. The string reactor uses catalytically active brass wires with a diameter of 500 mm placed in parallel into a tube. The micro-channels in the reactor for gases are formed between the wires presenting hydrodynamics similar to the one in...