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ANS panel discussion looks at nuclear’s place in maritime, energy, medicine, space
The applications of nuclear energy extend beyond providing power to the electrical grid. Advanced nuclear technologies may soon have new applications in oil and gas facilities, in hospitals and clinics, on the open seas, and on the moon.
A June 1 executive session, “How Nuclear Technologies will Shape the Future Energy Economy,” at the American Nuclear Society’s Annual Conference allowed experts have an open discussion on the future of nuclear advancements in multiple sectors.
Yoichi Ichikawa, Hiroshi Shikata
Nuclear Technology | Volume 64 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 26-34
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT84-A33324
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A potential flow model was developed to predict wind fields in complex terrain. In this model, wind vectors and airflows are estimated from a velocity potential function. It was found that the velocity potential function is obtained by combining threedimensional doublets at each grid point on a horizontal plane and a uniform stream parallel to the surface of the earth. The strengths of the doublets were expressed as a function of the terrain height at each grid point. Wind components at an arbitrary point were easily calculated from the potential flow model proposed. Consequently, this potential flow model is useful in estimating airflows, the convergence and divergence of the distances between streamlines, and the trajectories of radioactive plumes.