PIK-2 Reactor with a Low Consumption of High-Enrichment Uranium

Calculations of the possibility of switching the matrix of the fuel-element cores and the vessel with the reactor envelope to weakly neutron-absorbing aluminum and lowering at the same time the fuel content in the fuel elements by 40% are performed for the high-flux PIK reactor which is under construction in Gatchina. As a result, the flux density of the thermal neutrons in the heavy-water reflector increases by a factor of 1.4–1.5 and the maximum unperturbed flux reaches a world record value – 1.9·10¹⁵ sec^–1·cm^–2. The nonuniformity of the volume energy-release decreases to 2.3. The weight of the control rods and reactor safety increase. As a result of the decrease of the fuel content in the fuel elements and the increase of the run duration, about 60 kg of high-enrichment uranium ²³⁵U are saved annually, decreasing annual fuel costs by one third.     

Specifics of initial steam condensation and its influence on corrosion damage in turbines

Processes of corrosion cracking of the metal of turbine blades in the region of initial steam condensation are considered. Possible ways of preventing corrosion-fatigue damage to the blades are proposed.     

CFD Simulation of Liquid Film Flow on Inclined Plates

A two‐phase flow CFD model using the volume of fluid (VOF) method is presented for predicting the hydrodynamics of falling film flow on inclined plates, corresponding to the surface texture of structured packing. Using the proposed CFD model the influence of the solid surface microstructure, liquid properties and gas flow rate on the flow behavior was investigated. From the simulated results it was shown that under the condition of no gas flow the liquid flow patterns are dependent on the microstructure of the plates, and proper microstructuring of the solid surface will improve the formation of a continuous liquid film. It was also found that liquid properties, especially surface tension, play an important role in determining the thin‐film pattern. However, there are very different liquid film patterns under the action of gas flow. Thinner liquid films break easily, but thicker liquid films can remain continuous even at higher gas flow rates, which demonstrates that all factors affecting the liquid film thickness will affect the liquid film patterns under conditions of counter‐current two‐phase flow.     

十年磨一剑——记上海上大玲珀化工科技有限公司董事长朱勇强

穿着朴实，谈吐文雅，举止端庄，从他富有表情的脸上和那对炯炯有神的眼睛，折射出一个青年科技企业家特有的自信、干练、豁达与刚毅。他，就是上海上大玲珀化工科技有限公司的董事长朱勇强博士。在与他寒喧之际，记者感到朱博士是位思维敏捷、善于开拓、好学求进、富有创新精神和管理才能的既懂技术、又会经营的复合型人才。他谈吐中潜在的智慧、才干和创业的理念使记者佩服。     

钢纤维聚合物混凝土抗压本构关系

钢纤维聚合物混凝土是由聚合物混凝土基体和钢纤维共同组成的纤维增强复合材料，它的力学行为不仅依赖于聚合物混凝土基体的行为，而且与钢纤维的掺量、分散特征以及钢纤维的几何尺寸有关，本文将基于损伤力学原理研究在不同纤维掺量下的钢纤维聚合物混凝土的全程压力-应变曲线及其本构模型。     

Temperature Dependence of the Magnetic Properties of Amorphous Fe-Me-Si-B Alloys

Alloying of amorphous Fe-Me-Si-B metallic compositions with nickel and molybdenum results in a decrease in the values of saturation magnetization in fields with a magnetic intensity of 0.72 MA/m. The same alloying additions decrease the temperature of formation of new magnetic Fe₃B-type phases, which are stable up to 873 ± 5 K.