Steady-State Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the LEU-Fueled Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor by Kien-Cuong Nguyen, Vinh-Vinh Le, Ton-Nghiem Huynh, Ba-Vien Luong, Nhi-Dien Nguyen

“…In the design calculation, thermohydraulic safety was confirmed through evaluation of the fuel cladding and coolant temperatures, as well as of other safety parameters such as Departure from Nucleate Boiling Ratio (DNBR) and Onset of Nucleate Boiling Ratio (ONBR). …”
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A method for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in fuel performance codes by Ana Carolina Bortoletto Dantas, Antonio Teixeira e Silva

“…The present study proposes a method for the execution of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis on TRANSURANUS code, adapted for the use of stainless steel AISI-348 as the cladding material for a PWR reactor fuel rod, thus allowing to determine which input data are more relevant to the TRANSURANUS models, as well as a confidence interval for the results. …”
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Improving the bandwidth of microstructured multimode W-type POFs in the visible light range by Branko Drljača, Ana Simović, Alexandar Djordjevich, Konstantinos Aidinis, Konstantinos Aidinis, Svetislav Savović

“…We observed that bandwidth improves with thinner and shallower inner cladding, as well as a narrower centrally launched beam. …”
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Micro-friction mechanism characterization of particle-reinforced multilayer systems of 316L and 430L alloys on grey cast iron by Mohammad Masafi, Heinz Palkowski, Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein

“…Prior to and following the application of a brake shock corrosion test, which simulated the conditions prevalent in the automotive industry, an investigation was conducted into the surface properties and microstructure of the interfaces, as well as the behavior of the graphite lamellar during laser cladding.The results demonstrated that a subset of samples exhibited severe delamination and cracking following the test. …”
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Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Enhanced Fibers for Narrow-Band Filtering by Tailoring Brillouin Gain Spectrum by Zhen Guo, Changjian Ke, Chen Xing, Yibo Zhong, Guo Yin, Deming Liu

“…Herein, we initially discuss the tailoring of the Brillouin gain spectrum in germanium and fluorine co-doped single cladding fibers. By adjusting the fiber structure and the doping concentration, the excitation of optical and acoustic modes, as well as coupling efficiency between them, can be manipulated properly. …”
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Research on Fabrication and Performance of Hollow-Core Anti-Resonant Fiber Coated With Copper Film by Meng Wu, Boyao Li, Jialong Li, Guiyao Zhou, Changming Xia, Zhiyun Hou

“…A Hollow-core Anti-resonant Fiber (ARF) has many advantages in device applications, such as low cladding density, low nonlinearity, high damage threshold, and excellent polarization characteristics by adjusting the structure and filling a metal. …”
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Illegal drugs sensor: Performance evaluation and identification based on terahertz photonic crystal fiber. by Kayab Khandakar, Jabin Tasnin Upoma, Taib Hasan, A H M Iftekharul Ferdous, Diponkar Kundu, Md Omar Faruk, Md Feroz Ali, Md Shahorin Islam Shaun

“…Two types of circular air holes in cladding of varying sizes have been developed for a single core PCF. …”
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How can we consider multi‐core fibre standard? by Kazuhide Nakajima, Takashi Matsui

“…The authors propose that well‐planned standardisation activities need to be initiated considering mandatory technologies for realising the terrestrial SDM ecosystem in the near future.…”
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Long Period Fiber Grating Fabrication by Two-Step Infrared Femtosecond Fiber Laser Exposure by Cong Zhang, Li Cheng, Songnian Fu, Ming Tang, Deming Liu

“…First, we etch periodic corrugations via IR femtosecond laser in the cladding of standard single mode fiber, leading to efficient laser beam-focusing on the cladding as well as stress-optic refractive index (RI) modulation. …”
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Nucleate boiling within a fuel assembly affected by CRUD by Mokos Athanasios, Sato Yohei, Niceno Bojan, Churakov Sergey V., Prasianakis Nikolaos I.

“…The simulations predict a shorter evaporation time within chimney-like structures as well as the emergence of bubbles at the top layer of the CRUD.…”
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Effects of Mo Layer on the High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance Mechanism of Micro-Melted NiCr Coating on Zirconium Alloys Surface by LIU Gengming, SONG Guoqing, XUE Kanghui, CHEN Yong

“…In order to enhance the high-temperature oxidation resistance of Zr alloy cladding surface coatings, a composite technique combining multi-arc ion plating and laser melting(LMM) was employed to fabricate Mo/NiCr coatings on the surface of Zr alloy cladding. …”
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Study on Interface Microstructure and Bonding Properties of Hot-Rolled Nickel-Based Composite Plate by Yunzan Ma, Weijiang Yang, Qi Liu, Kejia Liu, Kun Chen

“…The influence of element distribution on the interface bonding strength was revealed as well. The results showed that there was a 13 μm thick diffusion layer at the interface of nickel-based alloy/carbon steel composite plate, which was beneficial to a strong bond between nickel-based alloy and carbon steel, as well as the stable transition of mechanical properties in the thickness direction. …”
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Broadband Mid-Infrared Frequency Comb Generation in a Large-Cross-Section Silicon Microresonator by Wenrui Wang, Xianshun Ming, Lei Shi, Kai Ma, Dezheng Ren, Qibing Sun, Leiran Wang, Wenfu Zhang

“…The mature integrated silicon photonics platform is well suited for the MIR microcombs study because silicon has both large linear and nonlinear refractive index, but the transparency window of the platform is limited by the cladding material. …”
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Laser melting, evaporation, and fragmentation of nanoparticles: Experiments, modeling, and applications by Victor K. Pustovalov

“…This review examines the processes of laser heating, melting, evaporation, fragmentation, and breakdown of metal nanoparticles, as well as the dependences and values of the threshold laser parameters that initiate these processes. …”
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BWR/5 Pressure-Suppression Pool Response during an SBO by Javier Ortiz-Villafuerte, Andrés Rodríguez-Hernández, Enrique Araiza-Martínez, Luis Fuentes-Márquez, Jorge Viais-Juárez

“…Further, a simplified model of a wet well and dry well has been added to the NSSS model to study the response of the primary containment during the evolution of this accident. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Microstructure Ring Fiber for Orbital Angular Momentum Transmission by Gai Zhou, Guiyao Zhou, Cheng Chen, MinNan Xu, Changming Xia, Zhiyun Hou

“…The designed fiber can support more well-separated OAM modes with both thin and thick rings. …”
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Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification of Reflooding Model With PSO–Kriging and PCA Approach by Ziyue Zhang, Dong Li, Nianfeng Wang, Meng Lei

“…Measurement of peak cladding temperature (PCT) and quench time from FEBA and FLECHT SEASET experiments supply data for evaluation and validation. …”
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Highly Directive Hybrid Yagi-Uda Nanoantenna for Radition Emission Enhancement by AbdelRahman M. Ghanim, Mohamed Hussein, Mohamed Farhat. O. Hameed, Ashraf Yahia, Salah S. A. Obayya

“…This enhancement is attributed to the silicon dielectric shell that exhibits magnetic mode with high refractive index, as well as the surface plasmon mode supported by the silver core. …”
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Technical research of a new type of optical fibre with ultra-low-loss and large effective area by Di HAN, Hua XIAO, Yuan ZHONG, Xuegang LAO, Chao HAN

“…The technical solutions of double-cladding waveguide structure and pure SiO₂core were taken,the G.654.E type ULA-130 fibre ultra-low-loss and large effective area was realized by F-doping design and optimization of the viscosity match between core and caldding.Then the study on various optical characteristics of the ULA-130 fibre was carried out,utilizing self-built optical fibre nonlinear coefficient measurement system and self-designed optical fibre macro-bending loss winding device,as well as the avaliable techniques.The attenuation coefficient,effective area and nonlinear coefficient at 1 550 nm of the ULA-130 fibre was 0.159 dB/km,133 μm²and 1.67×10^-10W^-1separately.According to the theoretical calculation and technical analysis,the ULA-130 fibre posseses excellent attenuation and nonlinear performance,which is applicable in high capacity,high bitrate and long-range optical backbone network system.Compared to conventional G.652.D fibre,the ULA-130 fibre could improve the optical singal-noise ration and the performance of transmission system dramatically.…”
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Research progress on the development, microstructure and properties of Mo–Re alloys for space nuclear reactors by Wenjun Gao, Jingyi Tuo, Yujun Pan, Xuefei Huang, Hui Wang

“…Due to its extremely high energy density, strong environmental adaptability, integration of propulsion and power, as well as high reliability, the space nuclear reactor has emerged as a critical component for deep space exploration missions. …”
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