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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Hongyi Yang, Song Li, Zhiwei Zhou
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 195 | Number 4 | April 2021 | Pages 339-348
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2020.1826776
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
In order to obtain the heat transfer characteristics of the helium gap in conditions of different material thicknesses and linear power in high-temperature ranges, on the basis of previous research, an existent test device was improved. Through the theoretical design of double helium, the test device can perform experiments under high-temperature conditions. Compared with the experimental data, the theoretical design values are in good agreement with the experimental results. According to the design results of the test device, the helium gap test can be successfully carried out out in a high-temperature range, and the test results can provide reference for the design of the material irradiation assembly. The objective of this paper is to set up a multilayer helium gap according to the structural design of the irradiation device to achieve a helium gap test under high-temperature conditions under water circuit conditions.