Search NASA⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search NASA

Results for “System Analysis”

Search indexed NASA NTRS and DOE OSTI research on propulsion, heat transfer, battery materials and energy systems. Follow report and document links to the original sources.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 73 records · Page 4
All sourcesNASA NTRSDOE OSTI
DOE OSTI2016

Integrated Systems Analysis for a Regional Deep Borehole Repository for Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel - 16291

Some nuclear waste stakeholders have suggested private interim storage facilities (ISF), but little work has been done to consider the cost or logistics for nuclear waste management or disposal facilities smaller than the national scale. This paper performs an integrated system analysis for a deep borehole repository system which would accept waste from a regional subset of the national commercial reactor fleet. The regional subset is comprised of a centrally-located host state with a large SNF inventory surrounded by states with small SNF inventories. The chosen region will contain between one-fifth and one-quarter of the national commercial SNF inventory. Using best estimates of past and future SNF discharges in the sample region, the SNF inventory in the chosen region is characterized by reactor of origin. Basic parameters are then chosen for the regional repository, such as the annual rate of waste emplacement and the time necessary to process borehole-specific waste canisters. Scenarios chosen for analysis test the sensitivity of a variety of system parameters, including the annual rate of waste acceptance, the division of annual waste acceptance among sites, the use of bare fuel transportation canisters, and the size of the regional subset of reactors. Estimated costs for the facility are $13 billion for around 27,000 MT of SNF and $16 billion for around 35,000 MT. This translates to $490,000 per MT and $466,000 per MT, respectively. These unit costs are comparable to the $370,000 per MT estimate for the full 140,000 MT national inventory. (authors)

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE W↗
DOE OSTI2022

Updated Waste Management System Analysis Tool Requirements and Enhancements

Draft presentation for presentation to Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Winter/Spring Meeting March 2nd NOTE: FYI this presentation is almost the same as the presentation that will be uploaded soon entitled 'Next Generation System Analysis Model: Recently Added Features and Future Plans' for the Waste Management 2022 conference.

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS↗
DOE OSTI2012

Systems Analysis of Past, Present, and Future Chemical Terrorism Scenarios

Throughout history, as new chemical threats arose, strategies for the defense against chemical attacks have also evolved. As a part of an Early Career Laboratory Directed Research and Development project, a systems analysis of past, present, and future chemical terrorism scenarios was performed to understand how the chemical threats and attack strategies change over time. For the analysis, the difficulty in executing chemical attack was evaluated within a framework of three major scenario elements. First, historical examples of chemical terrorism were examined to determine how the use of chemical threats, versus other weapons, contributed to the successful execution of the attack. Using the same framework, the future of chemical terrorism was assessed with respect to the impact of globalization and new technologies. Finally, the efficacy of the current defenses against contemporary chemical terrorism was considered briefly. The results of this analysis justify the need for continued diligence in chemical defense.

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEF↗
DOE OSTI2024

Carbon Dioxide Removal Systems Analysis

This presentation was prepared for the 2024 Carbon Management Project Review Meeting. The slides summerize recent NETL systems analysis work examining carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. Specifically, the slides present preliminary results from an update to NETL’s 2022 “Direct Air Capture Case Studies: Sorbent System” report and screening level techno-economic analyses (TEA) and life cycle assessments (LCA) of enhanced rock weathering and marine CDR technologies. Other completed, ongoing, and upcoming NETL TEA, LCA and markets analysis work are also highlighted.

Homsy, Sally↗
DOE OSTI2023

Systems Analysis for Carbon Dioxide Removal

Presentation at the 2023 Annual Carbon Management Review Meeting covering Strategic Systems Analysis and Engineering work on Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies.

Fout, Timothy↗
DOE OSTI2021

The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100): Chapter 7. Distribution System Analysis

The City of Los Angeles has set ambitious goals to transform its electricity supply, aiming to achieve a 100% renewable energy power system by 2045, along with aggressive electrification targets for buildings and vehicles. To reach these goals, and assess the implications for jobs, electricity rates, the environment, and environmental justice, the Los Angeles City Council passed a series of motions directing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to determine the technical feasibility and investment pathways of a 100% renewable energy portfolio standard. The Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100) is a first-of-its-kind objective, rigorous, and science-based power systems analysis to determine what investments could be made to achieve these goals. The LA100 final report is presented as a collection of 12 chapters and an executive summary, each of which is available as an individual download. This chapter summarizes the growth in distribution-connected energy resources and provides a detailed review of impacts to the distribution grid of growth in customer electricity demand, solar, and storage, as well as required distribution grid upgrades and associated costs.

100% Renewable↗
DOE OSTI2018

Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Dynamic Fire PRA Roadmap

Modeling and implementing fire safety for nuclear power plants is a costly activity. Because of the complexity of fire phenomenon and multiple operational procedures, it is difficult to computationally provide assurance that the mitigation methods are adequate for critical areas using current analysis methods. An economical method to provide more accurate modeling and optimize mitigation methods is needed to improve nuclear power viability. This report describes the initial investigation into modeling and simulation tools for application of fire as part of the Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA), formerly Risk-Informed Safety Margin Characterization (RISMC). The report provides a framework of how 3D modeling and simulation techniques could be combined with a dynamic Probabilistic Risk Analysis (PRA) to reduce compounding conservatism present in current Fire PRA methods. Electrical Power Research Institute has analyzed current Fire PRA practices and identified the most significant contributors to risk and areas for improving analysis. This framework describes how to apply dynamic PRA and simulation methods for key contributors/scenarios, credit missing factors of manual fire suppression, and applying conditional probabilities.

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS↗
DOE OSTI2013

Verification test suite for systems analysis tools

This report documents strategies and test problems to support Verification and Validation (V&V) of the systems analysis tools currently being developed under the Reactor Product Line (RPL) of DOE’s Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) program. A suite of verification test cases has been developed. This test suite supports development of new codes as well as maintenance of existing codes. For advanced tools that are under development like RELAP-7 for light water reactor analysis [1] and the MOOSE based component models for SFR (M-SFR) analyses [2], verification of simulation results must be performed throughout the entire development phase. This test suite is also useful for established codes as part of automated testing to ensure that general code maintenance does not change existing results.

Sumner, T.↗
DOE OSTI2023

MORS Phalax Ad for Systems Analysis

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, applying cutting-edge science and technology to challenging security questions is an everyday thing. Systems Analysis is one way we solve problems—by bringing analytic rigor to missions like strategic deterrence and critical infrastructure defense. Working with the brightest minds in science, technology, and engineering, systems analysts at LLNL bring state-of-the-art analytic tools to bear on problems of national importance. From ensuring the safety, security, and effectiveness of our nation’s nuclear stockpile to shaping the future of inertial fusion energy—if you have a penchant for problem-solving using modeling and analysis tools—we have a place for you.

96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION↗
DOE OSTI2023

LANL MPCL Measurement System Analysis: AMPTEC 630ES Igniter Tester / Ohmmeter

This comprehensive analysis aimed to evaluate the measurement capability of the AMPTEC 630ES Explosive Safety Igniter Tester, a critical tool for organizations engaged in the measurement of High Explosive components and related Electro-Explosive devices. With a history of notable calibration issues involving specific model numbers, the Metrology Program and Calibration Laboratory (MPCL) initiated an extensive Measurement System Analysis. The analysis's primary focus was to thoroughly quantify the various sources of measurement variability intrinsic to the calibration process. It centered on two pivotal aspects: repeatability (the variation observed when the same operator uses the same instrument) and reproducibility (the variation seen when different operators perform measurements). A secondary objective was to determine whether equipment usage and age had any impact on the instrument's performance.

47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION↗
DOE OSTI2014

Verification and validation plan for the SFR system analysis module

This report documents the Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan for software verification and validation of the SFR System Analysis Module (SAM), developed at Argonne National Laboratory for sodium fast reactor whole-plant transient analysis. SAM is developed under the DOE NEAMS program and is part of the Reactor Product Line toolkit. The SAM code, the phenomena and computational models of interest, the software quality assurance, and the verification and validation requirements and plans are discussed in this report.

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗
DOE OSTI2014

Direct comparative study on the energy level alignments in unoccupied/occupied states of organic semiconductor/electrode interface by constructing in-situ photoemission spectroscopy and Ar gas cluster ion beam sputtering integrated analysis system

Through the installation of electron gun and photon detector, an in-situ photoemission and damage-free sputtering integrated analysis system is completely constructed. Therefore, this system enables to accurately characterize the energy level alignments including unoccupied/occupied molecular orbital (LUMO/HOMO) levels at interface region of organic semiconductor/electrode according to depth position. Based on Ultraviolet Photoemission Spectroscopy (UPS), Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy (IPES), and reflective electron energy loss spectroscopy, the occupied/unoccupied state of in-situ deposited Tris[4-(carbazol-9-yl)phenyl]amine (TCTA) organic semiconductors on Au (E{sub LUMO}: 2.51 eV and E{sub HOMO}: 1.35 eV) and Ti (E{sub LUMO}: 2.19 eV and E{sub HOMO}: 1.69 eV) electrodes are investigated, and the variation of energy level alignments according to work function of electrode (Au: 4.81 eV and Ti: 4.19 eV) is clearly verified. Subsequently, under the same analysis condition, the unoccupied/occupied states at bulk region of TCTA/Au structures are characterized using different Ar gas cluster ion beam (Ar GCIB) and Ar ion sputtering processes, respectively. While the Ar ion sputtering process critically distorts both occupied and unoccupied states in UPS/IPES spectra, the Ar GCIB sputtering process does not give rise to damage on them. Therefore, we clearly confirm that the in-situ photoemission spectroscopy in combination with Ar GCIB sputtering allows of investigating accurate energy level alignments at bulk/interface region as well as surface region of organic semiconductor/electrode structure.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2022

Water Management for Power stems: Systems Analysis Tasks

This presentation was given at the 2023 U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Resource Sustainability Project Review Meeting. The presentation topics cover recent updates and current research directions for the Strategic Systems Analysis and Engineering Directorate in Water Management for Power Systems. The presentation includes preliminary results to meet objectives in reducing freshwater consumption and lowering the cost of treating effluent streams for energy production.

Fritz, Alison↗
DOE OSTI2017

Analysis of Monte Carlo accelerated iterative methods for sparse linear systems: Analysis of Monte Carlo accelerated iterative methods for sparse linear systems

Here, we consider hybrid deterministic-stochastic iterative algorithms for the solution of large, sparse linear systems. Starting from a convergent splitting of the coefficient matrix, we analyze various types of Monte Carlo acceleration schemes applied to the original preconditioned Richardson (stationary) iteration. We expect that these methods will have considerable potential for resiliency to faults when implemented on massively parallel machines. We also establish sufficient conditions for the convergence of the hybrid schemes, and we investigate different types of preconditioners including sparse approximate inverses. Numerical experiments on linear systems arising from the discretization of partial differential equations are presented.

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗
DOE OSTI2015

Status Report on NEAMS System Analysis Module Development

Under the Reactor Product Line (RPL) of DOE-NE’s Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) program, an advanced SFR System Analysis Module (SAM) is being developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The goal of the SAM development is to provide fast-running, improved-fidelity, whole-plant transient analyses capabilities. SAM utilizes an object-oriented application framework MOOSE), and its underlying meshing and finite-element library libMesh, as well as linear and non-linear solvers PETSc, to leverage modern advanced software environments and numerical methods. It also incorporates advances in physical and empirical models and seeks closure models based on information from high-fidelity simulations and experiments. This report provides an update on the SAM development, and summarizes the activities performed in FY15 and the first quarter of FY16. The tasks include: (1) implement the support of 2nd-order finite elements in SAM components for improved accuracy and computational efficiency; (2) improve the conjugate heat transfer modeling and develop pseudo 3-D full-core reactor heat transfer capabilities; (3) perform verification and validation tests as well as demonstration simulations; (4) develop the coupling requirements for SAS4A/SASSYS-1 and SAM integration.

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS↗