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Correlation Of Theory And Experiment For The Dynamics Of A Pressurized Water Reactor, J. G. Thakkar
Correlation Of Theory And Experiment For The Dynamics Of A Pressurized Water Reactor, J. G. Thakkar
Masters Theses
Dynamic tests were performed on the Carolina Power and Light Company's H. B. Robinson Unit 2 to determine the frequency response of the PWR steam supply system. Step inputs and multi-frequency binary signals of various sequence lengths and bit durations were used. The signals were introduced manually by the operator both for reactivity perturbation and steam flow perturbation tests. The experimental results were analyzed on and IBM 360/65 computer. The test results were compared with theoretical results predicted by a mathematical model of the system.
A mathematical model for the H. B. Robinson system was formulated. In most cases, the …
Experimental Study Of Electron Density And Confinement Time In An Electrostatically-Plugged Cusp Device Using A Microwave Interferometer, Robert Louis Hayward
Experimental Study Of Electron Density And Confinement Time In An Electrostatically-Plugged Cusp Device Using A Microwave Interferometer, Robert Louis Hayward
Masters Theses
"The average electron density and electron confinement time in an electrostatically plugged magnetic spindle cusp device are studied using a 20 GHz microwave interferometer. The results are compared with the predictions from approximate theoretical equations. With a magnetic induction in the point cusp of 5000 Gauss, a plasma is produced by injecting a 5 mA, 500 eV electron beam into hydrogen gas at 10-5 Torr. The measured electron density is 2 x 10-10 cm-3 and the measured confinement time is 80 ysec, which agree to within a factor of two with values predicted by theory"--Abstract, page ii.