Masters Theses

Abstract

"An analysis has been conducted to determine the economic as well as technical feasibility of using waste heat from the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) to heat the reactor containment building and the associated laboratory building.

Several methods of waste heat utilization were reviewed, including open field agriculture, animal shelter heating, aquaculture, waste water treatment, and space heating. Based on this review, it was concluded that several of these waste heat utilization methods are feasible for the MURR. However, the most practical means of utilizing the MURR waste heat appears to be for space heating in the reactor containment building and the reactor laboratory building.

The analysis includes an evaluation of using the waste heat in a direct heating system with finned-tube heating coils and an evaluation of indirect heating using a heat pump. The result of this investigation indicate that both systems are feasible. However, the direct heating system provides slightly larger annual savings, requires less capital cost than the heat pump system"--Abstract, p. ii

Advisor(s)

Sanders, Robert Charles

Committee Member(s)

Tsoulfanidis, Nicholas

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Nuclear Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1978

Pagination

vii, 73 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographic references (page 52-53).

Rights

© 1978 Anek Punyakumleard, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 4450

Print OCLC #

6113134

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