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Design and testing of long-lifetime active sensor arrays for in-core multi-dimensional flux measurementsGeorge, Tyrel Daniel Frank January 1900 (has links)
Master of Science / Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering / Douglas S. McGregor / Fission chambers are a common type of detector used to determine the neutron flux and power of a nuclear reactor. Due to the limited space and high neutron flux in a reactor core, it is difficult to perform real-time flux measurements with present-day in-core instrumentation. Micro-pocket fission detectors, or MPFDs, are relatively small in size and have low neutron sensitivity while retaining a large neutron to gamma ray discrimination ratio, thereby, allowing them to be used as active neutron flux monitors inside a nuclear reactor core. The micro-pocket fission chamber allows for multiple detectors to be inserted into a flux port or other available openings within the nuclear reactor core. Any material used to construct the MPFD must be rugged and capable of sustaining radiation damage for long periods of time. Each calibrated MPFD provides measurements of the flux for a discrete location. The size of these detectors allows for a spatial map of the flux to be developed, enabling real-time analysis of core burnup, power peaking, and rod shadowing. Small diameter thermocouples can be included with the array to also measure the temperature at each location.
The following document details the research and development of MPFDs for long term use in nuclear power reactors. Previous MPFD designs were improved, miniaturized, and optimized for long term operations in reactor test ports designed for passive measurements of fluence using iron wires. Detector chambers with dimensions of 0.08 in x 0.06 in x 0.04 in were attached to a common cathode and individual anodes to construct an array of the MPFDs. Each array was tested at the Kansas State University TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor to demonstrate functionality. The linear response in reactor power was measured. These arrays have also demonstrated reactor power tracking by following reactivity changes in steady state operations and reactor pulsing events. Stability testing showed consistent operation at 100 kW for several hours. The MPFDs have been demonstrated to be a viable technology for in-core measurements.
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Cytokine signalling in acute pancreatitisFormela, Laura Janina January 2001 (has links)
No description available.
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Accurate location of subcrustal earthquakes and geodynamic implicationsSchoeffel, Hans-Joachim January 2000 (has links)
No description available.
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS USING SEQUENTIAL DETECTION IN A SERIAL MULTI-HOP WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKChoi, Dae H. 16 January 2010 (has links)
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been developed for a variety of appli-
cations such as battle�eld surveillance, environment monitoring, health care and so
on. For such applications, the design of WSN has been limited by two main resource
constraints, power and delay. Therefore, since wireless sensors with a small battery
are subject to strict power constraints, the e�cient usage of power is one of the im-
portant challenges. As delay-sensitive applications are emerging, they have been in
demand for making a quick decision with the enhanced detection accuracy. Under
above constraints, we propose a sequential detection scheme and compare it with a
Fixed-sample-size (FSS) detection scheme in terms of power and delay. Our main
contribution is to analyze the overall system performance of the proposed scheme in
the statistical signal processing framework under of power and delay constraints.
In this thesis, we evaluate the overall system performance of sequential detection
scheme in a serial multi-hop WSN topology. For sequential detection, the sensor nodes
continue to relay the observations to the next node until the sequential detector makes
a �nal decision based on the observations. On the other hand, the FSS detector waits
until all the observations come to the fusion center, and then gives a �nal decision. For
a fair comparison of the two schemes with respect to power and delay, the initial step
is to �nd the same detection performance region between the two schemes. Detection
performance is evaluated with performance measures such as false alarm, miss and
prior probability. Simulation results show that each scheme has an advantage and a disadvantage concerning power and delay respectively. That is, sequential detection
performs more e�ciently in delay since the number of samples in sequential detection
is less on average than in FSS detection to obtain the same detection performance.
However, FSS detection with a small number of packet paths consumes less power
than sequential detection. Through the analysis of a cost function, which is a linear
combination of power and delay, we compare the cost value between the two schemes
and �nd less region of the cost value in both schemes. This analysis will provide a
good starting point and foundation for designing an e�cient multi-hop WSN with
small power and delay constraints.
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A VQ Coding Based Method for Object DetectionLee, Allen 16 July 2002 (has links)
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Fault Detection Characterization, Design, and Reliability AnalysisYang, Shuonan Unknown Date
No description available.
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Multipath signal detection using the bispectrumPike, Cameron M. January 1990 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 1990. / Title from PDF t.p.
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Signal detection theory a proposal for a nonparametric model /Turner, Brandon M., January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-76).
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Some results in memoryless detection theorySadowsky, John Scott. January 1984 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin-- Madison, 1984. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.
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Identification of cracks in operating rotors via vibration analysisKim, Jeonghoon January 2000 (has links)
No description available.
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