CAB-SIM: A cause based operator model for use in dynamic Probabilistic Safety Assessments for nuclear power plants

Today's technology enables people to build complex systems, such as nuclear power plants, that carry big hazards in them. Consequences of accidents that involve such plants can be severe. Hence, safety is an important issue in design and operation. The attention that has been given to system safety has resulted in an increase of component...

CO2 hydrate formation in coil heat exchangers: An experimental and theoretical study

Production of CO2 hydrates for direct cooling of meat. A model is developed to describe hydrate formation (including a thermodynamic model and flash model). An experimental set-up is developed to produce hydrates.

Rotational jetting in clay

In dredging activities submerged jets are widely used for different purposes. Two main applications are considered in this study: 1) a jetting sword on a cable trencher and 2) jets located on a draghead. Both jetting systems are especially designed for jetting sands and achieving large excavation productions in sandy soils. However when cohesive...