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Transport modeling of simple fluids and nano-colloids : thermal conduction mechanisms and coarse projection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
In the first part of this thesis, the modes of microscopic energy fluctuations governing heat flow in nano-colloids are quantitatively assessed by combining linear response theory with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. ...
Equilibrium and stability studies of plasmas confined in a dipole magnetic field using magnetic measurements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX) is the first experiment of its kind to use a levitated current ring to confine a plasma in a dipole magnetic field. Unlike most other confinement devices, plasma compressibility ...
Effects of chromium and silicon on corrosion of iron alloys in lead-bismuth eutectic
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The high power densities and temperatures expected for next generation nuclear applications, including power generation and transmutation systems, will require new types of heat transport systems to be economic. Present ...
Control strategies for supercritical carbon dioxide power conversion systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
The supercritical carbon dioxide (S-C02) recompression cycle is a promising advanced power conversion cycle which couples well to numerous advanced nuclear reactor designs. This thesis investigates the dynamic simulation ...