A literature review of current phase separation publications was conducted. Data
sets were collected and compiled into a Two-Phase Flow Separation Database.
Examination of this database indicating a need for further investigation into the liquid
entertainment phenomena for smaller hot-leg to branch diameters and intermittent flow
regimes. A detailed analysis...
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Under simulated accident conditions, tees in the primary coolant loop of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) can deviate from their original design purpose and become separators that effectively remove core heat sink capacity. This method of primary coolant removal is a phenomelogical subset of phase separation known as liquid entrainment,...
A literature review of current phase separation publications was conducted. Data
sets were collected and compiled into a Two-Phase Flow Separation Database.
Examination of this database indicating a need for further investigation into the liquid
entertainment phenomena for smaller hot-leg to branch diameters and intermittent flow
regimes. A detailed analysis...
A literature review of current phase separation publications was conducted. Data sets were collected and compiled into a Two-Phase Flow Separation Database. Examination of this database indicating a need for further investigation into the liquid entertainment phenomena for smaller hot-leg to branch diameters and intermittent flow regimes. A detailed analysis...
The nuclear industry has long relied upon bounding parametric analyses in predicting the safety margins of reactor designs undergoing design-basis accidents. These methods have been known to return highly-conservative results, limiting the operating conditions of the reactor. The Best-Estimate Plus Uncertainty (BEPU) method using a modernized version of the Code-Scaling,...
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a recent advancement in commercial nuclear reactor design with growing interest worldwide. New SMR concepts, such as the Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR), must undergo a licensing processes established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) prior to commercial operation. Given the lack of...
Cystic ovarian disease (COD) is an anovulatory condition in cattle
that afflicts between 6-18% of all dairy cows in the US. Ovulation is
dependent on the plasminogen activator (PA) family of proteases
and protease inhibitor for proteolysis, culminating in follicular rupture.
Failure of the follicle to ovulate suggests an aberration...
The purpose of this study was to describe the nature and extent
of managers' attitudes toward dispersed recreation, identify reasons
for managers' pro and con attitudes and to evaluate factors in the
managers' background which might be correlated with their attitudes
toward dispersed recreation,
Questionnaires distributed via agency were used...