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All power reactors are thermal reactors except few ones that are fast nuclear reactors.
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Efficiency of nuclear power plant?
PWR's and BWR's have thermal efficiencies around 33%, that is the generated power as opposed to the reactor thermal power.
What instrument us used to measure Nuclear Energy?
The power level of a nuclear reactor can be directly measured using a detector chamber which gives a current output proportional to the neutron flux it is situated in. The instrument will need to be calibrated by comparing its reading with a value of the reactor thermal output power obtained by thermal measurements, and its sensitivity may vary with changes in reactor flux shape due to control rod movements, but it is useful to have a quickly monitored indication of power and it is essential when changing power level. Also these instruments can feed into safety circuits to detect reactor power increasing too rapidly and shut the reactor down if necessary.
How can you find the efficiency of an AGR nuclear reactor?
You can work out the gas flow from the gas circulator characteristics, and measure the reactor inlet and outlet temperatures, so you can work out the reactor thermal output. Then you can measure the thermal conditions in the steam circuit from feed flow and temperature and steam temperature and pressure, this will give the reactor thermal output together with the gas circulator heat input. From all this data work out the best estimate for the reactor output. The generator output is straightforward, then you have to subtract the power being used on the plant for driving the gas circulators and feed pumps etc, to get the net electrical output, then it is just the ratio of that to the reactor thermal output.
The energy released from a nuclear power plant is released as?
From the nuclear reactor comes thermal energy (heat), which is then turned into electricity.
What is the difference between a nuclear power plant and a thermoelectric power plant?
A nuclear power plant uses thermal energy from a nuclear reactor to produce steam and drive a turbine/generator, and often has a capacity of more than 1000MWe from one reactor. I don't think there are any thermoelectric power plants, but small arrays of thermocouple devices are sometimes used to produce small amounts of power for instruments, usually in space vehicles with a radioactive source providing the thermal input.
How does a reactor work on thermal power plant?
Reactor is used for distilling water in thermal power plants.
Efficiency of nuclear power plant?
PWR's and BWR's have thermal efficiencies around 33%, that is the generated power as opposed to the reactor thermal power.
Can you increase the thermal power of a nuclear reactor without changing the core of the reactor?
Yes, we can increase the thermal power of a nuclear reactor without changing the core of the reactor; primarily by:increasing the coolant mass flow rate,modifying the control rod patterns, andupgrading the turbo generator system
What is the output power in boiling water reactor?
For an electrical output of say 1000 MWe, the reactor output will be about 3000 MW thermal.
What does a nuclear reactor supply?
It supplies thermal energy which can then be used by fairly conventional power producing equipment
What is a nuclear powerstation?
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station. The heat source is nuclear reactor. Its main point is to produce electricity.
What is the functions of a nuclear reactor?
Usually to provide thermal power in order to produce electricity, sometimes to produce radioisotopes
How many percent efficient is the nuclear power plant?
Approximately 33%, depending on the design. That's measuring from reactor thermal power to final electric power.
How much energy is lost during nuclear power producttion?
The efficiency of a PWR or BWR reactor power plant is about 33 percent, so this means that about 67 percent of the reactor's thermal output is rejected to the cooling water
What instrument us used to measure Nuclear Energy?
The power level of a nuclear reactor can be directly measured using a detector chamber which gives a current output proportional to the neutron flux it is situated in. The instrument will need to be calibrated by comparing its reading with a value of the reactor thermal output power obtained by thermal measurements, and its sensitivity may vary with changes in reactor flux shape due to control rod movements, but it is useful to have a quickly monitored indication of power and it is essential when changing power level. Also these instruments can feed into safety circuits to detect reactor power increasing too rapidly and shut the reactor down if necessary.
How can you find the efficiency of an AGR nuclear reactor?
You can work out the gas flow from the gas circulator characteristics, and measure the reactor inlet and outlet temperatures, so you can work out the reactor thermal output. Then you can measure the thermal conditions in the steam circuit from feed flow and temperature and steam temperature and pressure, this will give the reactor thermal output together with the gas circulator heat input. From all this data work out the best estimate for the reactor output. The generator output is straightforward, then you have to subtract the power being used on the plant for driving the gas circulators and feed pumps etc, to get the net electrical output, then it is just the ratio of that to the reactor thermal output.
The energy released from a nuclear power plant is released as?
From the nuclear reactor comes thermal energy (heat), which is then turned into electricity.
