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5. IMPROVED NEUTRON KINETICS FOR COUPLED THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOILING WATER REACTOR ANALYSIS

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Author:
Akdeniz, Bedirhan
Title:
IMPROVED NEUTRON KINETICS FOR COUPLED THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOILING WATER REACTOR ANALYSIS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Neutron Kinetics
Delayed Neutron
Importance Factor
Parameterization Technique
BWR
File:
Download Akdeniz_PhDthesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lawrence E Hochreiter, Committee Member
Yousry Y Azmy, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Erwin Müller, Committee Member
Dobromir Panayotov, Committee Member

6. ACTIVITY, EXPOSURE RATE AND GAMMA SPECTRUM PREDICTION FOR NEUTRON IRRADIATED MATERIALS AT RADIATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER

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Author:
Sahin, Dagistan
Title:
ACTIVITY, EXPOSURE RATE AND GAMMA SPECTRUM PREDICTION FOR NEUTRON IRRADIATED MATERIALS AT RADIATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
prediction
java
Monte Carlo
Geant-4
neutron
activity
irradiation
gamma
spectroscopy
neutron activation analysis
File:
Download sahin_MS_thesisDec3.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenan Unlu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. DEVELOPMENT OF UNCERTAINTY METHODOLOGY FOR COBRA-TF VOID DISTRIBUTION AND CRITICAL POWER PREDICTIONS

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Author:
Aydogan, Fatih
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF UNCERTAINTY METHODOLOGY FOR COBRA-TF VOID DISTRIBUTION AND CRITICAL POWER PREDICTIONS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
dry-out elevation
uncertainty analysis
bwr
cobra-tf
fatih aydogan
pennstate uncertainty methodology
void distribution
critical power
bwr bundle
File:
Download PHD_whole_document_version1.pdf
Committee Members:
Lawrence Hochreiter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Kurshad Muftuoglu, Committee Member

8. Development of a Liquid Jet Model for Implementation in a 3-Dimensional Eulerian Analysis Tool

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Author:
Buschman III, Francis Xavier
Title:
Development of a Liquid Jet Model for Implementation in a 3-Dimensional Eulerian Analysis Tool
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
thermal-hydraulics
Two-phase flow
Liquid Jets
Condensation
COBRA-TF
File:
Download FX_Buschman_III_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Lawrence Hochreiter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
"David L Aumiller, Jr", Committee Member

9. A STUDY FOR MODELING ELECTROCHEMISTRY IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS

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Author:
Kim, Han Sang
Title:
A STUDY FOR MODELING ELECTROCHEMISTRY IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Impedance measurement
Polarization curve
Corrosion potential
Boiling water reactor
Pressurized water reactor
Point defect model
File:
Download Ph.D_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Digby D Macdonald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mirna Urquidi Macdonald, Committee Member
Lawrence Hochreiter, Committee Member
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Member

10. Evolution of the Oxide Structure of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels Exposed to Supercritical Water

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Author:
Bischoff, Jeremy
Title:
Evolution of the Oxide Structure of Ferritic-Martensitic Steels Exposed to Supercritical Water
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
martensitic
ferritic
supercritical water
oxide
steel
synchrotron
X-ray diffraction
File:
Download ThesisMasterlong_Bischoff.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

11. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS METHODOLOGY BASED ON THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS

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Author:
Taylor, James Bryce
Title:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUCLEAR REACTOR KINETICS METHODOLOGY BASED ON THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
method of characteristics
time-dependent neutron transport
nuclear reactor kinetics
3D ray tracing
File:
Download JBTThesisFINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Anthony Baratta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Yousry Y Azmy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David G Knott, Committee Member
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Member
Jesse Louis Barlow, Committee Member

12. ERROR ESTIMATES FOR NODAL AND SHORT CHARACTERISTICS SPATIAL APPROXIMATIONS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE ORDINATES METHOD

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Author:
Duo, Jose Ignacio
Title:
ERROR ESTIMATES FOR NODAL AND SHORT CHARACTERISTICS SPATIAL APPROXIMATIONS OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE ORDINATES METHOD
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
discrete ordinates
a posteriori error estimator
neutron transport
nodal and short characteristics
adaptive mesh refinement
File:
Download duo_2008_error_estimates_transport.pdf
Committee Members:
Yoursry Y Azmy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Member
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Committee Member
Oscar M Zamonsky, Committee Member

13. STRUCTURE OF OXIDE LAYERS FORMED ON CANDIDATE STEEL ALLOYS EXPOSED TO FLOWING LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTIC FOR GENERATION IV REACTOR APPLICATIONS

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Author:
Kunkle, Jamie McKinney
Title:
STRUCTURE OF OXIDE LAYERS FORMED ON CANDIDATE STEEL ALLOYS EXPOSED TO FLOWING LEAD-BISMUTH EUTECTIC FOR GENERATION IV REACTOR APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
lead-bismuth eutectic
corrosion
Generation IV Nuclear Reactors
lead cooled fast reactor
File:
Download ThesisMasterFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Author:
Shi, Liang
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
imaging system resolution
Neutron tomography
MTF
polymer electrolytic fuel cells
neutron imaging
File:
Download Final_version-M.S_thesis-Liang_Shi.pdf
Committee Members:
Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Brenizer Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Kenan ÜNl¨¹, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

18. INFLUENCE OF OXIDE MICROSTRUCTURE ON CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF ZIRCONIUM-BASED MODEL ALLOYS

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Author:
Silva, Marcelo Jose Gomes da
Title:
INFLUENCE OF OXIDE MICROSTRUCTURE ON CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF ZIRCONIUM-BASED MODEL ALLOYS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
microstructure
zirconium oxide
zirconium model-alloys
corrosion behaviour
File:
Download Marcelo_J_Gomes_da_Silva_PhD_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Earl Scheetz, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Member
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Member
Robert J Comstock, Committee Member
Jeremy T Busby, Committee Member

19. DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE SPACER GRID MODEL UTILIZING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS WITHIN A SUBCHANNEL ANALYSIS TOOL

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Author:
Avramova, Maria Nikolova
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE SPACER GRID MODEL UTILIZING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS WITHIN A SUBCHANNEL ANALYSIS TOOL
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Thermal-hydraulics
sub-channel analysis
CFD
F-COBRA-TF
spacer grids
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_MariaAvramova_Fall2007.pdf
Committee Members:
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lauewnce E Hochreiter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Markus Glueck, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

20. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ION TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETER FOR NEUTRON DEPTH PROFILING

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Author:
Cetiner, Mustafa Sacit
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ION TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETER FOR NEUTRON DEPTH PROFILING
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
time-of-flight
ion time-of-flight spectrometry
neutron depth profiling
coincidence spectrometry
File:
Download Sacit-Dissertation_-_080423-FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Kenan Unlu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jack Brenizer Jr., Committee Member
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Committee Member
R Gregory Downing, Committee Member
Tim Z Hossain, Committee Member
Michael S Gordon, Committee Member

22. Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Flow Geometries for Laminar and Turbulent Heat Transfer to a Gas with Temperature Dependent Properties

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Author:
LeRose, Nicholas Ryan
Title:
Experimental Analysis of the Impact of Flow Geometries for Laminar and Turbulent Heat Transfer to a Gas with Temperature Dependent Properties
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Turbulent
Heat Transfer
Experimental
Flow Geometry
Laminar
File:
Download LeRose_Thesis_-_PSU_04-29-2007.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Lawrence Hochreiter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

23. Automated Spectral Zones Selection Methodology for Diffusion Theory Data Preparation for Pebble Bed Reactor Analysis

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Author:
Mphahlele, Ramatsemela
Title:
Automated Spectral Zones Selection Methodology for Diffusion Theory Data Preparation for Pebble Bed Reactor Analysis
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
MICROX-2
Spectral Zones
High Temperature Reactor
PBMR
NEM
Multi-group Diffusion Theory
Cross Sections
File:
Download RMphahlele_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Kostadin Nikolov Ivanov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Abderrafi M Ougouag, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Arthur Thompson Motta, Committee Member
Yousry Y Azmy, Committee Member
Ludmil Tomov Zikatanov, Committee Member
Hans D Gougar, Committee Member
Herman Knoble, Committee Member

25. ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION AWARENESS TRAINING IN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

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Author:
Whisker, III, Vaughn Eugene
Title:
ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION AWARENESS TRAINING IN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
Graduate Program:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
Virtual Reality
CAVE
Radiation Awareness
ALARA
Training
File:
Download VWDissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
John Messner, Committee Member
Anthony Baratta, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
C Frederick Sears, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lawrence E Hochreiter, Committee Member
Robert M Edwards, Committee Member