A novel approach to develop the control of Telbot using ANFIS for nuclear hotcells

This paper develops an improved controller for Telbot. Telbot is a new 6 DOF tele-robot, with special kinematic design, famous for working in nuclear hotcells. The recent controllers are based on simple and improved PID controllers, with visible tracking error. In this project, an ANFIS controller was designed and trained for controlling this tele-robot. The proposed controller generates an appropriate torque for reaching desired state, without any error. The controller was initialized with if-then rules. The training includes online and offline processes. The offline processes have light loads, and prepaid more than 90% of system desired, but the online processes do the last critical 10%, and remove all the errors. The controller is describing the high degree of nonlinear dynamics behavior of the Telbot. The final simulation shows the error-less tracking.     

A novel testing approach for SSRF digital power supply controllers

Digital power supply controller is one of the key parts of SSRF high resolution high stability magnet power supply system.It is very essential to keep any degradation of these excellent properties by any stages as small as possible via careful testing when the controller is developed.In this study,a novel testing approach was presented,with which a novel closed conrail loop without actual power converter was constructed,and the new developed SSRF Digital Controller can work well in it.     

131I在镀钯银丝上的吸附工艺研究

碘-125吸附在银丝上作为源芯,封装在肽管中,即为种子源,目前广泛用于治疗眼内和脑内的肿瘤,并用于前列腺癌的永久性植入治疗。本工作用131I替代125I考察了不同浓度、不同体积的PdCl2对银丝进行处理后对吸附的影响;探索了吸附液体积、温度、时间以及载体量等条件的变化对吸附的影响,确定了碘在银丝上的吸附工艺,吸附率达90%以上。     

A novel approach of deposition for uniform diamond films on circular saw blades

Uniform diamond films are highly desirable for cutting industries,due to their high performance and long lifetime used on cutting tools.Nevertheless,they are difficult to obtain on cutting tools with complicated shapes,greatly limiting the applications of diamond films.In this study,a novel approach of deposition for uniform diamond films is proposed,on circular saw blades made of cemented carbide using reflectors of brass sheets.Diamond films are deposited using hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD).A novel concave structure of brass sheets is designed and fabricated,improving the distribution of temperature field,and overcoming the disadvantages of the conventional HFCVD systems.This increases the energy efficiency of use without changing the structure and increasing the cost of HFCVD.The grains are refined and the intensities of diamond peaks are strengthened obviously,which is confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectra respectively.     

A thin film approach to protein crystallography

A novel approach for the investigation of proteins or macromolecules is outlined in this conceptual study. The preparation of grapho-epitaxial layers on nanotemplated substrates is proposed as an alternative to the preparation of single crystals by vapour diffusion techniques. Crystal structure investigations of such layers may then be performed via grazing-incidence diffraction (GIXRD) in the Laue mode. Quantitative expressions for the position and intensities of XRD peaks in this geometry are presented that fully consider the effects of refraction and absorption. A simulation of the Laue-GIXRD pattern of single-crystalline layers of Concanavalin A is given. The main challenges of the approach are concluded to relate to the preparation of single-crystalline protein layers. However, if those obstacles could be overcome, a 10–100-fold faster sample throughput would become possible.     

A consistent approach to severe accident management

The approach adopted for severe accident management (SAM) at the Loviisa nuclear power plant (in Finland) is presented and discussed. The approach includes a number of significant hardware changes and procedures that allow lowering of the lower head thermal insulation and neutron shield assembly, opening of the ice condenser doors, and spraying (externally) of the steel shell of the containment. It is expected that with these changes we can assure in-vessel debris coolability and retention, gradual burning of the hydrogen with good access to the ice condenser, and long term stabilization of the containment pressure, even in the absence of the residual heat removal system. Methodological aspects of demonstrating these SAM objectives, and the status of work in support of related quantifications (of key phenomena), are included in sufficient detail to provide an integrated perspective of the approach taken. The detailed quantifications, separately on each task, will follow, as respective research and quantification programs come to completion.     

A modular approach to lead-cooled reactors modelling

After an overview of the lego plant simulation tools (LegoPST), the paper gives some details about the ongoing LegoPST extension for modelling lead fast reactor plants. It refers to a simple mathematical model of the liquid lead channel dynamic process and shows the preliminary results of its application in dynamic simulation of the BREST 300 liquid lead steam generator. Steady state results agree with reference data [IAEA-TECDOC 1531, Fast Reactor Database, 2006 Update] both for water and lead.     

A reliability program approach to operational safety

A Reliability Program (RP) model based on proven reliability techniques is being formulated for potential application in the nuclear power industry. Methods employed under NASA and military direction, commercial airline and related FAA programs were surveyed and a review of current nuclear risk-dominant issues conducted. The need for a reliability approach to address dependent system failures, operating and emergency procedures and human performance, and develop a plant-specific performance data base for safety decision making is demonstrated.Current research has concentrated on developing a Reliability Program approach for the operating phase of a nuclear plant's lifecycle. The approach incorporates performance monitoring and evaluation activities with dedicated tasks that integrate these activities with operation, surveillance, and maintenance of the plant. The detection, root-cause evaluation and before-the-fact correction of incipient or actual systems failures as a mechanism for maintaining plant safety is a major objective of the Reliability Program.Embodied within the approach are (1) determination of acceptable safety system performance criteria and associated alert levels: (2) tracing and/or trending of in-plant and industry systems performance and management of the associated surveillance, maintenance, and reportable event data base; (3) determination of risk-importance prioritized systems, components, and root-causes and ad hoc response to inplant safety problems or potentially applicable industry problems identified by NRC or INPO; and (4) a closed-loop failure reporting and corrective action program for correcting performance criteria violations or identified problems either through changes in operation or maintenance or through changes in utility management practices.     

A novel approach to regulate cell membrane permeability for ATP and NADH formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by air cold plasma

Air cold plasma has been used as a novel method for enhancing microbial fermentation.The aim of this work was to explore the effect of plasma on membrane permeability and the formation of ATP and NADH in Saccharomyces cerevisiae,so as to provide valuable information for largescale application of plasma in the fermentation industry.Suspensions of S.cerevisiae cells were exposed to air cold plasma for 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 min,and then subjected to various analyses prior to fermentation(0h) and at the 9 and 21 h stages of fermentation.Compared with nonexposed cells,cells exposed to plasma for 1 min exhibited a marked increase in cytoplasmic free Ca~(2+) concentration as a result of the significant increase in membrane potential prior to fermentation.At the same time,the ATP level in the cell suspension decreased by about 40%,resulting in a reduction of about 60%in NADH prior to culturing.However,the levels of ATP and NADH in the culture at the 9 and 21 h fermentation stages were different from the level at0 h.Taken together,the results indicated that exposure of S.cerevisiae to air cold plasma could increase its cytoplasmic free Ca~(2+) concentration by improving the cell membrane potential,consequently leading to changes in ATP and NADH levels.     

A statistical approach to fuel densification during sintering

Densification during isothermal sintering has been analyzed by considering the pore size distribution functions of log-normal type. The influence of statistical parameters (mean and standard deviation) on the densification kinetics and pore spectra shift has been identified.     

A new approach to automatic radiation spectrum analysis

The application of adaptive methods to the solution of the automatic radioisotope identification problem using the energy spectrum is described. The identification is carried out by means of neural networks, which allow the use of relatively reduced computational structures, while keeping high pattern recognition capability. In this context, it has been found that one of these simple structures, once adequately trained, is quite suitable to identify a given isotope present in a mixture of elements as well as the relative proportions of each identified substance. Preliminary results are presented, and are deemed good enough to consider these adaptive structures as powerful and simple tools in the automatic spectrum analysis     

A new computational approach to nuclear aerosol problems

The nonlinear kinetic aerosol equation, describing the time evolution of an aerosol distribution within a well-stirred container, is formulated in a mathematically “conservative” form. A numerical method is then developed for which conservation of mass is automatically satisfied. This procedure simplifies the derivation of conservative numerical schemes by reducing the number of approximations that must be made. Comparisons between an exact solution of the kinetic aerosol equation and numerical approximations show the following: numerical solutions based on the conservative form of the kinetic equation are more accurate and are obtained more efficiently than numerical solutions based on the standard “nonconservative” form of the kinetic equation.     

A systematic approach to the radiation damage problem

To assess the suitability of a material for use as a core component in a fast reactor or for the first wall in a fusion reactor, it is necessary to know the irradiation damage behaviour of the material outside the usual materials testing data domain. In the present paper we propose a strategy based on a closely co-ordinated programme of experimental and theoretical research. The aim of this strategy is the systematic construction of a physically based model of the evolving damage structures. This would then allow both the necessary extrapolations of the data to the desired conditions to be achieved in a reliable fashion and provide a rational basis for the development of low-swelling alloys for the two nuclear systems.     

A novel way to study the nuclear collective excitations

<正>Typically, the unambiguous determination of the quantum numbers of nuclear states is a challenging task. Recently, it has been proposed to utilize to this aim vortex photons in the MeV energy region and, potentially, this could revolutionize nuclear spectroscopy because of the new and enhanced selectivity of this probe. Moreover, nuclei may become diagnostic tools for vortex photons. Still, some open questions have to be dealt with.Nuclei exhibit intricate excitation spectra. Indeed, no...     

A new approach to designing reduced scale thermal-hydraulic experiments

Reduced scale experiments are often employed in engineering because they are much cheaper than real scale testing. Unfortunately, though, it is difficult to design a thermal-hydraulic circuit or equipment in reduced scale capable of reproducing, both accurately and simultaneously, all the physical phenomena that occur in real scale and operating conditions. This paper presents a methodology to designing thermal-hydraulic experiments in reduced scale based on setting up a constrained optimization problem that is solved using genetic algorithms (GAs). In order to demonstrate the application of the methodology proposed, we performed some investigations in the design of a heater aimed to simulate the transport of heat and momentum in the core of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) at 100% of nominal power and non-accident operating conditions. The results obtained show that the proposed methodology is a promising approach for designing reduced scale experiments.     

A correlation of rewetting data

Following a loss-of-coolant accident in a water reactor the fuel pins dry out and overheat and it becomes necessary to rewet them to restore normal temperatures. A thermal conduction analysis of rewetting is presented in which it is shown that the heat transfer coefficient associated with rewetting may be taken as an arbitrary function of surface temperature, rather than a constant, without changing the dependency of rewetting velocity on the other variables. An effective heat transfer coefficient then replaces the constant value used in previous expressions for the rewetting velocity. Experiments at atmospheric pressure show that the rewetting rate increases with inlet water subcooling. The available rewetting data at both atmospheric and elevated pressure have been analysed using an existing theoretical model. Taking the effective heat transfer coefficient as proportional to the product of mass flow rate and inlet subcooling a data fit has been achieved to within a factor of two. Expressions are given which predict rewetting rates for a wide range of pressures, wall temperatures, subcoolings, clad materials and geometries.