This article explores the transformative potential of nanotechnology and MMs(memory metals)in enhancing the design and operation of nuclear reactors,encompassing both fission and fusion technologies.Nanotechnology,wit...This article explores the transformative potential of nanotechnology and MMs(memory metals)in enhancing the design and operation of nuclear reactors,encompassing both fission and fusion technologies.Nanotechnology,with its ability to engineer materials at the atomic scale,offers significant improvements in reactor safety,efficiency,and longevity.In fission reactors,nanomaterials enhance fuel rod integrity,optimize thermal management,and improve in-core instrumentation.Fusion reactors benefit from nanostructured materials that bolster containment and heat dissipation,addressing critical challenges in sustaining fusion reactions.The integration of SMAs(shape memory alloys),or MMs,further amplifies these advancements.These materials,characterized by their ability to revert to a pre-defined shape under thermal conditions,provide self-healing capabilities,adaptive structural components,and enhanced magnetic confinement.The synergy between nanotechnology and MMs represents a paradigm shift in nuclear reactor technology,promising a future of cleaner,more efficient,and safer nuclear energy production.This innovative approach positions the nuclear industry to meet the growing global energy demand while addressing environmental and safety concerns.展开更多
Corrosion behavior of a Ni-16Mo-7Cr base superalloy was systematically investigated under a selenium(Se)atmosphere at 700°C.It shows that Se can react with the alloy elements such as Ni,Mo,Cr et al.to form a reac...Corrosion behavior of a Ni-16Mo-7Cr base superalloy was systematically investigated under a selenium(Se)atmosphere at 700°C.It shows that Se can react with the alloy elements such as Ni,Mo,Cr et al.to form a reaction layer at the surface of alloy,which is mainly composed of Ni_(2)Se_(3),MoSe_(2),and Cr_(3)Se_(4).The tensile properties of the alloy are not greatly affected by changes of Se content.The slight decrease in the tensile strength is attributed to the formation of the reaction layer,which leads to the decrease in the effective undertaking area of the alloy.No intergranular diffusion characteristic of Se elements was observed,and the Se effect of embrittlement on grain boundaries is weaker than that of tellurium(Te).展开更多
Nearly all scientists,at conjunction with simplifying a differential equation,have probably used dimensional analysis.Dimensional analysis(also called the Factor-Label Method or the Unit Factor Method)is an approach t...Nearly all scientists,at conjunction with simplifying a differential equation,have probably used dimensional analysis.Dimensional analysis(also called the Factor-Label Method or the Unit Factor Method)is an approach to the problem that uses the fact that one can multiply any number or expression without changing its value.This is a useful technique.However,the reader should take care to understand that chemistry is not simply a mathematics problem.In every physical problem,the result must match the real world.In physics and science,dimensional analysis is a tool to find or check relations among physical quantities by using their dimensions.The dimension of a physical quantity is the combination of the fundamental physical dimensions(usually mass,length,time,electric charge,and temperature)which describe it;for example,speed has the dimension length/time,and may be measured in meters per second,miles per hour,or other units.Dimensional analysis is necessary because a physical law must be independent of the units used to measure the physical variables in order to be general for all cases.One of the most derivation elements from dimensional analysis is scaling and consequently arriving at similarity methods that branch out to two different groups namely self-similarity as the first one,and second kind that through them one can solve the most complex none-linear ODEs(Ordinary Differential Equations)and PDEs(Partial Differential Equations)as well.These equations can be solved either in Eulearian or Lagrangian coordinate systems with their associated BCs(Boundary Conditions)or ICs(Initial Conditions).Exemplary ODEs and PDEs in the form of none-linear can be seen in strong explosives or implosives scenario,where the results can easily be converted to induction of energy in a control forms for a peaceful purpose(i.e.,fission or fusion reactions).展开更多
The prototype neutron flux monitor consists of a high purity ^(235)U fission chamber detector and a'blank'detector,which is a fissile material free detector with the same dimension as the fission chamber detec...The prototype neutron flux monitor consists of a high purity ^(235)U fission chamber detector and a'blank'detector,which is a fissile material free detector with the same dimension as the fission chamber detector to identify noise issues such as noise coming from gamma rays.The main parameters of the fission chamber assembly that have been measured in the laboratory are confirmed to approach the technological level of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER)in the near future.This prototype neutron flux monitor will be further developed to become a neutron flux monitor suitable for the operation phase of D-D fusion on the ITER.展开更多
A tokamak fusion-fission hybrid reactor is proposed as one of candidates for disposal of the long-lived actinides and fission product wastes and supply of future energy. To assess the feasibility of transmutation of l...A tokamak fusion-fission hybrid reactor is proposed as one of candidates for disposal of the long-lived actinides and fission product wastes and supply of future energy. To assess the feasibility of transmutation of long-lived radiowastes using fusion-fission hybrid reactors, a fusion core design is presented and several possible conceptual blankets are studied, for, respectively, actinides transmutation and fission product transmutation. The results show that actinides and fission products may be effectively transmuted using the presented hybrid reactors.展开更多
文摘This article explores the transformative potential of nanotechnology and MMs(memory metals)in enhancing the design and operation of nuclear reactors,encompassing both fission and fusion technologies.Nanotechnology,with its ability to engineer materials at the atomic scale,offers significant improvements in reactor safety,efficiency,and longevity.In fission reactors,nanomaterials enhance fuel rod integrity,optimize thermal management,and improve in-core instrumentation.Fusion reactors benefit from nanostructured materials that bolster containment and heat dissipation,addressing critical challenges in sustaining fusion reactions.The integration of SMAs(shape memory alloys),or MMs,further amplifies these advancements.These materials,characterized by their ability to revert to a pre-defined shape under thermal conditions,provide self-healing capabilities,adaptive structural components,and enhanced magnetic confinement.The synergy between nanotechnology and MMs represents a paradigm shift in nuclear reactor technology,promising a future of cleaner,more efficient,and safer nuclear energy production.This innovative approach positions the nuclear industry to meet the growing global energy demand while addressing environmental and safety concerns.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52071331,51901241,52001322).
文摘Corrosion behavior of a Ni-16Mo-7Cr base superalloy was systematically investigated under a selenium(Se)atmosphere at 700°C.It shows that Se can react with the alloy elements such as Ni,Mo,Cr et al.to form a reaction layer at the surface of alloy,which is mainly composed of Ni_(2)Se_(3),MoSe_(2),and Cr_(3)Se_(4).The tensile properties of the alloy are not greatly affected by changes of Se content.The slight decrease in the tensile strength is attributed to the formation of the reaction layer,which leads to the decrease in the effective undertaking area of the alloy.No intergranular diffusion characteristic of Se elements was observed,and the Se effect of embrittlement on grain boundaries is weaker than that of tellurium(Te).
文摘Nearly all scientists,at conjunction with simplifying a differential equation,have probably used dimensional analysis.Dimensional analysis(also called the Factor-Label Method or the Unit Factor Method)is an approach to the problem that uses the fact that one can multiply any number or expression without changing its value.This is a useful technique.However,the reader should take care to understand that chemistry is not simply a mathematics problem.In every physical problem,the result must match the real world.In physics and science,dimensional analysis is a tool to find or check relations among physical quantities by using their dimensions.The dimension of a physical quantity is the combination of the fundamental physical dimensions(usually mass,length,time,electric charge,and temperature)which describe it;for example,speed has the dimension length/time,and may be measured in meters per second,miles per hour,or other units.Dimensional analysis is necessary because a physical law must be independent of the units used to measure the physical variables in order to be general for all cases.One of the most derivation elements from dimensional analysis is scaling and consequently arriving at similarity methods that branch out to two different groups namely self-similarity as the first one,and second kind that through them one can solve the most complex none-linear ODEs(Ordinary Differential Equations)and PDEs(Partial Differential Equations)as well.These equations can be solved either in Eulearian or Lagrangian coordinate systems with their associated BCs(Boundary Conditions)or ICs(Initial Conditions).Exemplary ODEs and PDEs in the form of none-linear can be seen in strong explosives or implosives scenario,where the results can easily be converted to induction of energy in a control forms for a peaceful purpose(i.e.,fission or fusion reactions).
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10175021)the Retraining Foundation of the Southwestern Institute of Physics for Talented Personnel
文摘The prototype neutron flux monitor consists of a high purity ^(235)U fission chamber detector and a'blank'detector,which is a fissile material free detector with the same dimension as the fission chamber detector to identify noise issues such as noise coming from gamma rays.The main parameters of the fission chamber assembly that have been measured in the laboratory are confirmed to approach the technological level of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER)in the near future.This prototype neutron flux monitor will be further developed to become a neutron flux monitor suitable for the operation phase of D-D fusion on the ITER.
基金the High Technology Research and Development Programme of china.
文摘A tokamak fusion-fission hybrid reactor is proposed as one of candidates for disposal of the long-lived actinides and fission product wastes and supply of future energy. To assess the feasibility of transmutation of long-lived radiowastes using fusion-fission hybrid reactors, a fusion core design is presented and several possible conceptual blankets are studied, for, respectively, actinides transmutation and fission product transmutation. The results show that actinides and fission products may be effectively transmuted using the presented hybrid reactors.
