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All-optical method of nanoscale magnetometry for ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy defects in diamond
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) defect in diamond has shown considerable promise in the field of small scale magnetometry due to its high localization and retention of favorable optical properties at ambient conditions. Current ...
Separate effects of surface roughness, wettability and porosity on boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux and optimization of boiling surfaces
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The separate effects of surface wettability, porosity, and roughness on critical heat flux (CHF) and heat transfer coefficient (HTC) were examined using carefully-engineered surfaces. All test surfaces were prepared on ...
Sensitivity study of the assembly averaged thermal-hydraulic models of the MEKIN computer code in power transients
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977)
Thermal analysis of uranium zirconium hydride fuel using a lead-bismuth gap at LWR operating temperatures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Next generation nuclear technology calls for more advanced fuels to maximize the effectiveness of new designs. A fuel currently being studied for use in advanced light water reactors (LWRs) is uranium zirconium hydride ...
A review of the MITR-II basis accident
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
CRUD resistant fuel cladding materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
CRUD is a term commonly used to describe deposited corrosion products that form on the surface of fuel cladding rods during the operation of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR). CRUD has deleterious effects on reactor operation ...
Tritium production analysis and management strategies for a Fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature test reactor (FHTR)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Test Reactor (FHTR) is a test reactor concept that aims to demonstrate the neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, materials, tritium management, and to address other reactor operational ...
Design of the gas-puff imaging diagnostic for Wendelstein 7-X
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Stellarators, being not as well-studied as tokamaks, have plenty of interesting physics to examine, as investigations of stellarators as a viable configuration for future power plants continue. One of these aspects is ...
First-principles study of the surfaces of zirconium during early stages of metal oxidation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The surfaces of zirconium during early stages of metal oxidation were examined by first-principles calculations using density functional theory. DFT calculations suggested that the interaction between the oxide and the ...
An early conceptual design and feasibility analysis of a nuclear-powered cargo vessel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Economic globalization has resulted in the tremendous growth of worldwide trade. Much of this trade is carried out via the various waterways of the world. The bulk of these trade goods are transported by merchant ships ...