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Is A working nuclear reactor is a very simple energy conversion device?
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∙ 12y ago
No, its not simple. It requires a sophisticated balance of temperature, pressure, and moderation in order to sustain a critical nuclear fission reaction.
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A working nuclear reactor is a very simple energy conversion device?
No, it is not simple!!
Is a working nuclear reactor a very simple energy conversion device?
It is an energy releasing device, it releases the nuclear energy in U-235 which is produced by fission of the nucleus. In the natural state U-235 does not fission, or rather it does do so but only to a tiny extent which is trivial in terms of energy. The nuclear reactor is essentially a device to promote fission of U-235, and it does this by having a fuel arrangement which will go critical and form a chain reaction, producing heat.
What is the meaning of nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
What is meant by nuclear reactor?
It is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs.
What is a device that harness a controlled nuclear chain reaction to produce useful energy?
A nuclear reactor will do what is asked here. Use the link below to the related question about what a nuclear reactor is.
What is an atom fission machine called?
An atomic fission machine (device) might be called a nuclear reactor or a nuclear weapon.
What is a nuclear reactor and what is its purpose?
The nuclear reactor is a device where a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction occurs. Its purpose is for:propulsion (e,g for nuclear submarines and ice breakers)process heat (e,g, for district heating)electricity productionradioisotope productionresearchmaterial testingmedical treatmentsaline water desalination
Are nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants the same?
Not really. It depends on what you are trying to do. A nuclear power plant is a power plant that uses a nuclear reactor as its source of energy. A nuclear reactor, on the other hand, is a more generalized term for a device that uses nuclear energy (specifically the release of binding energy from the Strong Atomic Force) to do something. In the general case, we use the reactor to generate energy for the power plant to use in generating electricity. Sometimes, we use the reactor for other, research type things, such as generating a neutron flux to study the physics of nuclide activation.
What is the difference between nuclear power plant and nuclear reactor?
It's really just a matter of degree, all reactors produce some power. Those used in a power plant will produce perhaps 3000 to 5000 Megawatts thermal. Low power reactors producing a few kilowatts are used for experiments, teaching in universities, and for producing radioisotopes by irradiating samples, but reactors in this sort of power level would not be harnessed to produce electricity, the heat produced if large enough would be removed and rejected to the atmosphere or to a water cooling circuit. This makes them simple to operate and to start and stop as required.
What fuel is used in nuclear power plants?
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate, control, and sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear power is energy produced from controlled nuclear reactions. When it comes to just standard fuel across the table it would have to be: Plutonium, Uranium, and Thorium.
Is an example of nuclear fission?
An example of nuclear fission might be a nuclear weapon. In this device, sub-critical masses of fissionable material are driven together by conventional explosives. This "assembles" a critical mass, and a chain reaction will follow. That is a nuclear fission chain reaction. In another example, a nuclear reactor has its control rods pulled and achieves criticality. It is brought to operating temperature and generates heat to make steam and drive turbines. The reactor operates on the principle of nuclear fission.
How the nuclear reactor can work?
The nuclear reactor is the device where it occurs a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. The nuclear fission reaction results in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that produces steam. The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity.
