NUCLEAR REACTORS A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in propulsion of ships. Heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid (water or gas)‚ which runs through turbines. These either drive a ship’s propellers or turn electrical generators. Nuclear generated steam in principle can be used for industrial process heat or for district heating. Some reactors are used
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Nuclear Reactors An Overview Nuclear reactor is any class of devices that can initiate and control a self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions. Nuclear reactors are used as research tools‚ as systems for producing radioactive isotopes‚ and most prominently as energy sources for nuclear power plants.Djeresssi (1991) Principles of operation Nuclear reactors operate on the principle of nuclear fission‚ the process in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into two smaller fragments. The nuclear fragments
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produced through a very tedious and meticulous process that if controlled is very powerful and if uncontrolled is extremely dangerous‚ which is why it is a much regulated energy source‚ but without it where would we be? The Physics of a Nuclear Reactor: Nuclear power does not just form off of some radioactively charged material like it is portrayed in some simple minded television shows. In fact it comes from a very tedious and meticulous process called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is
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Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB3HBoKPbOQ Saturable Reactor Saturable reactor or magnetic amplifier is a circuit that used to control very large load of AC with very small input DC. The saturable reactor consists of three essential elements : Direct current source‚ magnetic core with windings‚ and alternating current source. How it work? The AC load circuit run on to magnetic core and the DC control circuit is also went on to the same core. Ac current flows through winding and Since
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too many whale-watching boats by CBC in 2018‚ and in the poem The Famous Tay Whale written in 1883 by McGonagall‚ the human-animal relationship has progressed‚ showing that people understand the importance of protecting the whales. Despite the progression‚ in both articles‚ people still all treated whales as tourist attractions to make money which also shows that people still do not have enough appreciation for these whales. In The Famous Tay Whale‚ the speaker describes the whale as an ugly
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Technology shaping the world Technology has shaped and defined human activity and it has made life easier but more dangerous. As Langdon Winner explains in his piece‚ Technological Somnambulism‚ technology is a neutral tool. It can be used in a positive or a negative way. As well‚ Modern technology can be dangerous in many different ways. As more technology becomes available to the public‚ more people rely on it. This could be a problem; for example when many people want to figure something
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This article is about a marine mammal. For other uses‚ see Whale (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Whale Temporal range: 50–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Eocene – Recent North Atlantic right whales‚ mother and calf Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Whale (origin Old English hwæl from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz) is the common name for various
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Whale Watch Kaikoura Whale Watch Kaikoura The Whaleway Station‚ Whaleway Road‚ Kaikoura‚ New Zealand The Whaleway Station‚ Whaleway Road‚ Kaikoura‚ New Zealand DESTINATION Whale Watch Kaikoura is a destination because it is a place where tourists want to travel to‚ to experience something new and exciting that they may not be able to do in their origin. I was once a transit route that people just passed through but the people of Kaikoura have transformed it into one of New Zealand most famous
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ABSORPTION OF CO2 GAS IN FOAM-BED REACTOR Submitted to Ashok N. Bhaskarwar Department of Chemical Engg. IIT-DELHI BY ARIHANT GOYAL IIT(BHU) Varanasi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I want to express my deep sense of gratitude to Professor A.N. Bhaskarwar Department of Chemical Engg.‚ by whose inspiration and kind of support‚ I had the opportunity to conduct this study. Without his support this task couldn’t have been so easy for me. It was fortunate and unforgettable experience to work under his guidance
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people think that orca whales should not be in captivity. But others think it is a good idea to have orcas in captivity so that people who can’t go out in see them in the wild can learn about them in theme parks or aquariums. In my opinion‚ I think it is a bad idea to have orca whales in captivity. For one thing the orca whales that are in captivity tend to have many problems. Also‚ many of the amusement parks like SeaWorld tell many of their employee’s lies about the whales. Last‚ the way the parks
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