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IAEA promoting nuclear energy with G20
The International Atomic Energy Agency launched a collaboration with the Group of 20 this week to highlight the key role that nuclear energy can play in achieving energy security and climate-change goals.
The aim of this first-of-its-kind partnership with G20—the world’s largest economic group—is to build momentum for nuclear power. This is the first time the IAEA has presented to G20 on issues relating to nuclear power.
Zengyu Xu, Chuanjie Pan, Wenhao Wei, Xiaoqiong Chen, Yanxu Zhang, Wenzhong Li
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 36 | Number 1 | July 1999 | Pages 47-51
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A90
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It is important that magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow velocity distribution in the cross section of a duct be related to materials compatibility, heat transfer, and MHD pressure drop. The first experimental results are given of the velocity distribution across the rectangular duct on the center plane and of the two-dimensional (2-D) MHD pressure drop effect due to the 2-D velocity distribution. The results show that both the boundary and core velocity distributions on the center plane of the duct increase with an increase of the Hartmann number M. However, the approach theory expected the core velocity distribution to decrease with an increase of M. The 2-D effect factor for the MHD pressure drop due to the 2-D velocity distribution was also carried out. This explains why the numerical results of the MHD pressure drop gradient are lower than in the experiments. Theoretical analysis of the 2-D and three-dimensional effects on the velocity distribution and MHD pressure drop is also included.
