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What is the purpose of boron in nuclear reactors?
Boron is used inside a nuclear reactor inside a control rod which is used to 'soak' up the neutrons inside the nuclear reactor, a control rod can be used to control the rate of fission inside a nuclear reactor.
What is a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor?
The molten salts reactor was an experimental nuclear reactor during 1965-1969. But this reactor hadn't thorium inside.
What are fuel cells in a neclear reactor?
Fuel cells are an important part of a nuclear reactor. The component that powers the nuclear reactor is the reactor core and the fuel cells are found inside and hold uranium dioxide.
What are the control rods in a nuclear reactor made of?
The control rods inside a nuclear reactor are made out of Boron.
When wood burns is that sublimation?
No. Sublimation is a physical phase change in which a solid vaporizes without going through a liquid change. Sublimation does not involve a chemical change. Iodine sublimes, passing directly from solid to gas. Clearly, this is not what happens when wood burns. When wood burns, the first thing that happens is that the wood undergoes pyrolysis, which is decomposition resulting from heat, or destructive distillation. The wood decomposes into a number of gasses, including carbon monoxide, methanol, and a large number of other carbon based chemicals. These combine with air and oxidize, producing mostly carbon dioxide and water. After the initial pyrolysis, charcoal remains. This burns with air, producing carbon dioxide and ash. There are links below to articles on sublimation and pyrolysis.
Which section of a nuclear reactor does nuclear fission occurs?
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.
Which section of a nuclear reactor does nuclear fission occur?
The fission happens in the fuel, which is usually in fuel rods inside the reactor. The rods are spaced at a particular distance apart and fill the reactor.
What is the purpose of boron in nuclear reactors?
Boron is used inside a nuclear reactor inside a control rod which is used to 'soak' up the neutrons inside the nuclear reactor, a control rod can be used to control the rate of fission inside a nuclear reactor.
What is a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor?
The molten salts reactor was an experimental nuclear reactor during 1965-1969. But this reactor hadn't thorium inside.
What is the reaction for pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation?
In the first stage reactor, di-olefins are being hydrogenated. Cheng et al. (1986) studied the kinetics of pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation over the supported palladium catalyst. The hydrogenation reaction is proposed as the following consecutive way: Conjugated diene -----> monoolefin.......> alkane
What is the function of a control rods reactor?
Control rods are used in a reactor to control the rate at which fission happens.
How do nuclear reactors meltdown?
The nuclear core goes into a process known as 'meltdown' if it becomes too hot. For a reactor to reach critical temperature something serious has to malfunction, this could be a lack of water inside the reactor, pressure loss inside the reactor or no control rods inside the reactor, all of these faults could lead to severe damage to the reactor core and a possible lead to a thermal explosion(not a mushroom cloud explosion).
What are fuel cells in a neclear reactor?
Fuel cells are an important part of a nuclear reactor. The component that powers the nuclear reactor is the reactor core and the fuel cells are found inside and hold uranium dioxide.
What happens to energy when nuclear change takes place?
The nuclear energy - which is a type of potential energy - gets converted to gamma rays (photons). Inside a reactor, or inside the Sun, these will soon be absorbed and converted into heat energy.
An element produced inside a nuclear reactor?
Plutonium, an element not found in nature, is formed from uranium during reactor operation
In what part of a nuclear reactor is the fuel is located?
Fuel in a nuclear reactor is located in the core of the reactor. It is there that the fuel, which is sealed (welded) inside plates or tubes, is situated in fuel bundles.
Does wood undergo pyrolysis before it burns?
Wood undergoes pyrolysis as it burns. Pyrolysis is the destructive distillation of the wood, producing gasses, which burn as they leave the wood, and carbon, which will also eventually burn. This is how wood normally burns.There is a link to an article on pyrolysis below.
