Abstract: During startup of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), the water chemistry and temperature are constantly changing. Special operational practices can be performed to control the dissolved oxygen level ...

Abstract: Embedded wood pole foundations have been successfully used over many years for single-pole applications such as flag poles and utility poles. This type of construction has also been used for buildings for hundreds of years ...

Abstract: The direct approach of modeling the flow between all blade passages for each blade row in the compressor is too computationally intensive for practical design and analysis investigations with ...

Abstract: The fatigue crack growth behavior of four structural alloys was studied and the effects of high temperature (288°C), high purity oxygenated water, cycle frequency, and mean stress were ...

Abstract: The behavior of slender high-strength concrete columns reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars and spirals subjected to concentric and eccentric axial loads was evaluated. Large-scale tests were conducted ...

Abstract: The adiabatic, steady-state liquid crystal technique was used to measure surface adiabatic film cooling effectiveness values in the near-hole region (X/D<10). A parametric study was conducted ...

Abstract: Dynamic tests were conducted involving notched sections of 4-in. (10-cm) stainless steel and Inconel-600 pipe. The specimen was a four-point bending beam with end masses sized to give an elastic ...

Abstract: This report summarizes results of a comprehensive experimental program on the low cycle fatigue behavior of commercial grade piping steels in a high-pressure, high-temperature, oxygenated water ...