Q.8: An electrical power plant operates on the basis of thermal energy generated in a pressurized...
In this problem, we're going get a rough estimate the amount of uranium fuel it would take if the US recieved all its electrical power from nuclear power plants. The size of a power plant in normally given as the about of electrical power it can produce when running a full capacity. This electrical power produced can be very different than the mechanical or thermal power that was required to produce this electricity. For example, power plant might have a...
Answer the followings: (Nuclear energy, total points 20) What are different types of nuclear reactions there?0)1)2 )3 a. b. Typical purity uranium in nuclear fuel pellet is () 15% (l) 25. (w c. Typical purity uranium in nuclear bomb is ( ) 100% (ii) 20%( d. In nuclear reaction electron/proton/neutron hit the e. A nuclear power plant has name plate capacity of 1 there? (i, 1 (92 01) 3 (W) 4 fv) 5 (point 1) nucleus of an atom? (Point...
A fossil-fuel steam power plant operates at about 50% of Carnot thermal efficiency. It has been suggested that the air pollution from a plant that operates at 1000 F would contribute 1/2 the pollution (per ton of coal burned) that the present system that operates at about 1500 F. The heat rejection temperature is 70 F. For the same electrical output what is the percent difference in the pollution resulting from the combustion? Assume that the thermal energy released by...
A nuclear power plant has an electrical power output of 1000 MW and operates with an efficiency of 33%. If the excess energy is carried away from the plant by a river with a flow rate of 1.4e6 kg/s, what is the rise in temperature of the flowing water? Hint: Consider the flow of energy during one second. During that second, the power plant does 1000 MJ of work ?. Knowing the work and the efficiency, you can calculate the...
A nuclear power plant operates at 72 % of its maximum theoretical (Carnot) efficiency between temperatures of 630 ∘C and 370 ∘C. If the plant produces electric energy at the rate of 1.4 GW , how much exhaust heat is discharged per hour?
A thermal power plant generates 5MW and the heat generated by fuel is 13,000 kj/sec. If the thermal efficiency is 36.15%, find the power needed for the auxiliaries.
A BWR reactor operates at a thermal power of 1500 MWt. Water enters the bottom of the reactor core at 280 °C, and passes through the core at a flow rate of 6000 kg/s. the reactor operates at pressure of 10 MPa. Calculate the steam flow rate produced in the reactor.
A nuclear power plant operates at 67 % of its maximum theoretical (Carnot) efficiency between temperatures of 690 ∘C and 360 ∘C. If the plant produces electric energy at the rate of 1.3 GW , how much exhaust heat is discharged per hour? Express your answer using two significant figures.
An electrical power station uses 1.38 × 1014 J of thermal energy input and produces electricity with an efficiency of 42.7% (a) How much electrical energy is produced? (b) How much waste energy is produced by the station? HINT: The waste energy is the thermal energy that doesn't result in the production of electricity. (c) What is the ratio of waste energy electrical energy output? waste energy output energy Please pause for a few seconds to think about whether it's...
A certain nuclear power plant has an electrical power output of 515 MW. The rate at which energy must be supplied to the plant is 1,540 MW. (a) What is the thermal efficiency of the power plant? (b) At what rate is thermal energy expelled by the plant? MW