... on this model, faults in multiple sensors can be isolated and identified simultaneously. Performance of the KPCA-based method is demonstrated with real NPP measurements. 23 07 2010 26 07 2010 29 12 2011 29 12 2011 fault diagnosis instruments nuclear power stations power generation...

... , 11 = − ( μ O + μ D ) 13 07 2010 23 07 2010 19 05 2011 19 05 2011 heat recovery Markov processes nuclear power stations nuclear reactor steam generators Typical commercial nuclear power plant probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs...

... exemplifies the cutting scheme of the disk 1-4.1 from the base metal ring 0.3.1. Cutting scheme of disk 1-1.1 (weld metal) annealing dynamic testing fracture nuclear power stations steel welding Trepans were extracted from the decommissioned unit 1 RPV in 2005. Details...

... the IS process. Transient behavior of temperatures of IHX heat transfer tube, PPWC heat transfer tube, and RPV during the rupture of IHX heat transfer tube 29 06 2010 02 07 2010 29 10 2010 29 10 2010 fission reactors hydrogen production iodine nuclear power...

... response of forced self-excited system 19 03 2010 29 03 2010 26 10 2010 26 10 2010 blades couplings nuclear power stations rotors shafts steam turbines turbines vibrations In rotor systems having a long-axis blade such as a turbine, 0 and 1 nodal diameter...

..., the fuel centerline temperature does not exceed even the sheath-temperature design limit of 850 ° C . 18 01 2010 21 01 2010 25 10 2010 25 10 2010 boilers fuel nuclear power stations uranium SCWR uranium carbide uranium dicarbide thermalhydraulics AHFP...

... analysis fission reactors fracture nuclear power stations steel surveillance Neutron irradiation embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel steels is one of the important aging issues. The oldest plants will soon be 40 years old in Japan, and it is expected that the number of aged plants...

... 2009 20 08 2009 08 07 2010 08 07 2010 fault trees nuclear power stations power generation faults power generation reliability risk management Nuclear plant risk assessment models have been integral in providing plant managers with the capability to assess the potential...

... 02 07 2010 02 07 2010 bubbles convection film boiling metastable states nuclear power stations vaporisation boiling metastable liquid vaporization front theoretical model The investigation of boiling up of a metastable liquid on the surface of a heater is of great...

..., and mist is entrained in the steam flow near the top of the weir. 21 07 2009 09 10 2009 02 07 2010 02 07 2010 heat exchangers nuclear power stations steam turbines thermal stress cracking Saturated main steam generated in a light water reactor steam generator...

... to a particular plant, and thus a posterior distribution of plan specific failure rate is derived. The two-stage Bayesian procedure is able to incorporate different levels of variability in a more consistent manner. 21 07 2009 28 07 2009 26 04 2010 26 04 2010 nuclear power stations...

... the surface area density and the heat transfer coefficient. 03 12 2008 05 12 2008 01 12 2009 01 12 2009 gas cooled reactors heat exchangers nuclear power stations An intermediate heat exchanger (IHX) is one of the essential components in the very high temperature gas...

... refueling extended operation actinides fission reactor fuel fission reactors nuclear power stations 30 11 2008 07 12 2008 11 06 2009 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... and recommended initial designs to test ( 3 ). TRISO-coatings nuclear fuel coater pyrocarbon silicon carbide particle properties fission reactor fuel fusion reactor fuel hydrodynamic model (elementary particles) nuclear power stations Figure 4 shows equivalent anisotropy plotted...

... and investigate their departure from generic reference values. For this purpose, the nuclear industry collects and compiles pipe failure events in a database such as OPDE Project Database. failure analysis inspection nuclear power stations pipelines power generation reliability risk management...

... for desalination and district heating purposes. Brayton cycle compressors fission reactor cooling fission reactor design gas cooled reactors gas turbine power stations nuclear power stations 28 10 2008 04 12 2008 09 06 2009 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... the real RPV conditions. annealing brittle fracture fission reactors fracture toughness Monte Carlo methods nuclear power stations pressure vessels welds 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... nuclear power stations power generation reliability Single-reheat cycle with heat regeneration through a single deaerator It is difficult to show the benefit of the regenerative-feedwater heating in a T ‐ s diagram, because the flow rates at the various points in the cycle...

... in the design of complex power systems such as gas-cooled nuclear power plants. 07 01 2007 30 10 2007 28 03 2008 computational fluid dynamics heat exchangers nuclear power stations orifices (mechanical) power plants shafts turbines valves When designing a new power plant...

.... cogeneration modelling nuclear power stations gas turbine power stations electric power generation 01 Oct 2000 01 Apr 2001 19 06 2002 Contributed by the Materials, Manufacturing, and Metallurgy Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME...