Names of Students in Group:___________________________________ 1 __________________________________________________________________________ HNRS 228 Lab Energy and the Environment Laboratory Exercise #6 – Nuclear Power Plant Simulator 1. Log into the desktop computer using the “honors277” username. Ms. Jahangeer can give you the password if you have forgotten it. 2. Look for the “Nuclear Power” shortcut on your desktop. 3. Double click on the “Nuclear Power” shortcut and you should see the following screen appear. 4. Click on the button on screen marked “INSTRUCTIONS”. 5. You should now have the following screen in front of you.Names of Students in Group:___________________________________ 2 __________________________________________________________________________ 6. Examine the block diagram which constitutes an upper level systems diagram for a typical nuclear power plant. Describe here the major components of a nuclear power plant. 7. Now click on the “START” button in the “Normal” mode to start the nuclear power plant simulation program. 8. You should now have a screen appear which looks like this one, which was snapped on a simulated “DAY 26” run of the simulation software. 9. You should now choose settings for “Control Rod Position,” “Primary Coolant Flow,” and “Secondary Coolant Flow.” 10. Now you should click on the “Next Day” button and note changes in the “TEMPERATURES” including the reactor temperature, heat exchanger, and cooling tower. There will also be changes in the power output and value ofNames of Students in Group:___________________________________ 3 __________________________________________________________________________ energy produced. These values are to be recorded in the following table. If the day results in an event of note (reactor overheating, power output low, etc.), make a note by placing a number in the “Note Number” column and then writing the note after the table. Day # Rod Position Primary Coolant Flow Secondary Coolant Flow Reactor Temp Heat Exchange Temp Cooling Tower Temp Power Output Value of Energy Produced Note Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30Names of Students in Group:___________________________________ 4 __________________________________________________________________________ 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Notes: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Names of Students in Group:___________________________________ 5 __________________________________________________________________________ 11. Now make a plot of the “Rod Position” versus “Reactor Temperature.” 12. Plot the data on the following graph paper grid.Names of Students in Group:___________________________________ 6 __________________________________________________________________________ 13. Describe the relationship that you see between rod position and reactor temperature. Explain how time, which is not plotted, may play a role in the relationship between rod position and reactor temperature. Extra Credit Note: Ms. Jahangeer will collect all the reports and the group with the largest value of energy produced will get extra