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Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:35:08 UTC No. 16277481
How do I make a computational model of a fission reactor? What is the best level of abstraction for acquiring a wholistic view of the operation and function of a reactor from the fission reaction through to the electricity generation by a turbine?
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:59:29 UTC No. 16277676
>>16277481
How accurate?
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:26:29 UTC No. 16277724
>>16277481
I don't know what the best is but this might be what you're looking for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDL
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:41:26 UTC No. 16277748
>>16277481
The answer depends on what you're trying to achieve
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:55:10 UTC No. 16277775
https://powdertoy.co.uk/Browse/View
How's this? It even runs in the browser. Just hit the play button, then the pause button. It's automatic so you gotta wait for it to prime itself, but after a minute it'll start making steam and electricity.
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:35:37 UTC No. 16277822
>>16277775
fantastic little game that
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:14:58 UTC No. 16277870
>>16277775
But can it test whether the turbines will hold spin long enough in case of a power failure to power the cooling system until the diesel power backup kicks in even in case of a poisoned reactor core?
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:24:21 UTC No. 16278495
>>16277870
No? I am not a professional at modeling nuclear reactors, but you might just want to calculate how much kinetic energy the turbine has and how fast it will lose it the old fashioned way. You know how many seconds your diesels will need to start up right?
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:16:26 UTC No. 16278545