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The technology of micro heat pipe cooled reactor: A review
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In this paper, the development and technologies of micro heat pipe cooled reactor are overviewed, and difficulties and challenges need to be overcome in the future, including heat pipe cascading failure, fuel enrichment, structure integrity, machining, monolithic thermal stress, inspection and qualification, etc.About:
This article is published in Annals of Nuclear Energy.The article was published on 2020-01-01. It has received 88 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nuclear reactor core & Heat pipe.read more
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Nuclear Energy: Principles, Practices, and Prospects
David Bodansky,Stephen Frantz +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a survey of nuclear power development, nuclear waste disposal, storage and disposal of nuclear wastes, nuclear Reactor safety, and future nuclear Reactors.
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Emerging small modular nuclear power reactors: A critical review
TL;DR: The promise of SMRs as means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their ability to supply reliable and base-load power, the licensing of such reactors by national regulators will provide a boost to their acceptability and adaptability as a player in combating climate change.
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Core thermal-hydraulic evaluation of a heat pipe cooled nuclear reactor
Xiao Liu,Ran Zhang,Yu Liang,Simiao Tang,Chenglong Wang,Wenxi Tian,Zhuohua Zhang,Suizheng Qiu,Guanghui Su +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a code for studying the operating thermal-hydraulic characteristics of the reactor core, which consists of core thermal hydraulic model, neutron kinetics model and heat pipe startup model.
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Heat pipes: progress in thermal performance enhancement for microelectronics
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of various techniques on thermal performance of heat pipes and their impact level and constraints such as optimized parameters, manufacturing constraints, economic feasibility and commercial barriers are reviewed and discussed.
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Neutronic and thermal-mechanical coupling analyses in a solid-state reactor using Monte Carlo and finite element methods
Yugao Ma,Minyun Liu,Biheng Xie,Wenbin Han,Hongxing Yu,Shanfang Huang,Xiaoming Chai,Yu Liu,Zhang Zhuohua +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Monte Carlo program RMC and the commercial finite element program ANSYS Mechanical to develop coupled solutions of the neutronic (N), thermal (T), and mechanical (M) effects in a heat pipe cooled reactor.
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Heat rejection with mechanical pumped cooling loop for lunar surface nuclear reactor power system
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