Download or read book Remote Monitoring and Control of a Simulated Nuclear Reactor written by Jonathan William Ross and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advent of the Internet has molded an undergraduate student body that garners understanding through hands-on experiences. Thus, engineering academia has reached a turning point and it must adapt to better serve its future pupils. Specifically, nuclear engineering education lacks much of the interactive tools which have been made available to other branches of engineering. The primary objective of this thesis is to develop an interactive tool to aid in teaching the fundamentals of nuclear reactor theory and power plant operation. To achieve this goal, an interactive, real-time system for monitoring and controlling a simulated, commercial pressurized water reactor (PWR) was created. Well-tested mathematical models for reactor neutronics, thermodynamics, and synchronous machines were integrated to create an overall dynamic system model for the plant on a low-cost single board computer (Raspberry Pi). Techniques in network communication were then applied to establish wireless access to the simulation controls using Node-RED. Finally, hardware elements were incorporated to enhance the interactive feeling of the program.