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Abstract In order to improve the energy characteristics for low-power ozone generators, it is proposed to use a continuous discharge burning mode. It is due to a significant phase shift between the currents and voltages on the ozone generator. Conditions for conducting the continuous discharge mode were identified.

Recent studies show that hybrid powertrains with dual clutch transmission are becoming more common. This is mainly influenced by the fact that they have higher efficiency, allow power-on shifting, and are more compact. However, the electric motor attached to the primary shaft of the transmission might represent some critical issues in statics and dynamics due to additional torque, inertia, and working irregularities. This paper aims to investigate the influence of the electric motor integration in the transmission on the reliability of the overall system. The focus is on the investigation of potential over stresses of the ICE bearings due to the bending of the gearbox primary shaft. To achieve the aim, the static and the rotor dynamic analysis of the inner and outer primary shafts is performed. The numerical analyses show the potential critical issues that can arise from the excessive manufacturing and assembling tolerances, the interaction of the e-machine torque irregularities and inertia with the bending dynamics of the primary shafts.

The paper presents calculations of the thermal power distribution in the reactor core (RC) of the WWR-SM research nuclear reactor of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, settlement Ulugbek, Tashkent, both for all fuel assemblies loaded into the core and for each fuel element of a separate fuel assembly. These calculations were carried out for RC configurations with a different number of fuel assemblies – 18, 20, and 24. The power distribution reactor core was performed using the IRT-2D code. A detailed simulation of the power distribution in the fuel element was performed using the MCNP4C code, while the fuel elements were modeled as square pipes with straight angles without rounding. The power distribution was calculated for each side of each fuel tube and divided into 15 axial nodes. The results of modeling of the thermal-hydraulic state were obtained using the PLTEMP code for various RC configurations. In the calculations, it was assumed, that the inlet water temperature is 45 and 48 °C for all RC configurations, the heat hydraulic parameters were taken from the calculation of the flow rate of the first circuit through the core 1250 m3/h. An analysis of the thermal power distribution of nuclear fuel in the reactor core of the WWR-SM research reactor showed that even with a conservative approach, permissible operating modes are not exceeded. During the operation of the three main circulation pumps, which provide the coolant flow through the core at the level of 1250 m3/h, the heat exchange crisis does not occur in the most energy-stressed fuel assemblies, namely, the temperature of the fuel rod clad and coolant remains below the permissible limits.

Abstract The JET 2019–2020 scientific and technological programme exploited the results of years of concerted scientific and engineering work, including the ITER-like wall (ILW: Be wall and W divertor) installed in 2010, improved diagnostic capabilities now fully available, a major neutral beam injection upgrade providing record power in 2019–2020, and tested the technical and procedural preparation for safe operation with tritium. Research along three complementary axes yielded a wealth of new results. Firstly, the JET plasma programme delivered scenarios suitable for high fusion power and alpha particle (α) physics in the coming D–T campaign (DTE2), with record sustained neutron rates, as well as plasmas for clarifying the impact of isotope mass on plasma core, edge and plasma-wall interactions, and for ITER pre-fusion power operation. The efficacy of the newly installed shattered pellet injector for mitigating disruption forces and runaway electrons was demonstrated. Secondly, research on the consequences of long-term exposure to JET-ILW plasma was completed, with emphasis on wall damage and fuel retention, and with analyses of wall materials and dust particles that will help validate assumptions and codes for design and operation of ITER and DEMO. Thirdly, the nuclear technology programme aiming to deliver maximum technological return from operations in D, T and D–T benefited from the highest D–D neutron yield in years, securing results for validating radiation transport and activation codes, and nuclear data for ITER.