Vortex-induced vibration suppression of a main circular cylinder with two rotating control rods in its near wake: Effect of the rotation direction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2017.07.004
Abstract: Abstract Rotating small control rods in the near wake of a circular cylinder is a combination of both passive and active control techniques. The effect of rotation direction of control rods on vortex-induced vibration (VIV)… read more here.
Keywords: control rods; vibration; control; effect ... See more keywords
Determination of control rod positions during fuel life-cycle using fixed in-core Self-Powered Neutron Detectors of Tehran Research Reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.02.026
Abstract: Abstract This paper deals with reconstruction of reactor states from measurements of fixed in-core Self-Powered Neutron Detectors (SPNDs) by Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). Reactor states are defined by position of the control rods and burn-up… read more here.
Keywords: control rods; research; fixed core; control ... See more keywords
Design directions of optimized reactivity control systems in sodium fast reactors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.11.008
Abstract: Abstract In sodium fast reactors, the control rods, a movable cluster of open pins with boron carbide as absorber, are almost the only approach to control reactivity. Boron-10 has a good absorption ability in fast… read more here.
Keywords: fast reactors; sodium fast; control; control rods ... See more keywords
Numerical Simulation of Drag Reduction on a Square Rod Detached with Two Control Rods at Various Gap Spacing via Lattice Boltzmann Method
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DOI: 10.3390/sym12030475
Abstract: Numerical simulations are performed to examine the effect of size of control rods (d1) and spacing ratio (g) on flow around a square rod with upstream and downstream control rods aligned in-line using the lattice… read more here.
Keywords: control rods; reduction; control; rod ... See more keywords