The proper planning of the electricity economy has the objective to ensure the constant supply of electricity. Those responsible for the development of the electricity sector must ensure that consumption can be met especially during peak hours and it is thus incumbent to deal with two main subject matters: the supply of electricity, based inter …
Also known as the heating value. The energy content of diesel fuel is its heat of combustion; the heat released when a known quantity of fuel is burned under specific conditions. In the U.S., the heating value is usually expressed as British thermal units (Btu) per pound or per gallon at 60°F. For gross (high) …
Energy quality refers to differences in the ability of a unit of energy to produce goods and services for people. The usefulness of an energy system is determined by a complex combination of physical, technical, economic, and social attributes. These include gravimetric and volumetric energy density, power density, emissions, cost and efficiency of conversion, financial …
Uranium in which the proportion of U-235 (to U-238) has been increased above the natural 0.7%. Reactor-grade uranium is usually enriched to about 3.5% U-235, weapons-grade uranium is more than 90% U-235
The roots of the Energy Charter date back to a political initiative launched in Europe in the early 1990s, at a time when the end of the Cold War offered an unprecedented opportunity to overcome previous economic divisions. There was a recognized need to ensure that a commonly accepted foundation was established for developing energy …
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The splitting of a heavy nucleus into two, accompanied by the release of a relatively large amount of energy and usually one or more neutrons. It may be spontaneous but usually is due to a nucleus absorbing a neutron and thus becoming unstable
Many deepwater fields are developed as subsea completions with production either tied back to a platform in shallow water or transmitted to a floating production system. In many cases the processing facility is remotely located from the producing wells. Therefore flow assurance in the gas gathering system is critical of all subsea deepwater developments. Sea …
Fluidized bed combustion systems use a heated bed of sand-like material suspended (fluidized) within a rising column of air to burn many types and classes of fuel. This technique results in a vast improvement in combustion efficiency of high moisture content fuels, and is adaptable to a variety of waste type fuels. The scrubbing action …
A cluster of fuel rods (or plates). Also called a fuel element. Many fuel assemblies make up a reactor core
A normally closed disc valve, designed to provide isolation within the tubing string, holding pressure from both above and below.
