Instrumentation and Control System to be Considered in the Moon
The necessary information needed to control the reactor activity in the moon are neutron level measurements, temperature measurement, pressure measurement, fluid level measurement, flow measurement, and signal transmission. These parameters are necessary to take account for design of nuclear plants beside the characteristics of the moon environment. However, the environment will influence in the materials to be considered. Also, how devices operate in environment of extreme temperatures and low gravitation will influence in the operation of devices that gathered and transmit information to the centers of control in the moon or remote centers at the earth.
For example the high temperature …show more content…
As general, no single instrument could accurately measure the neutron flux which varies through ten to twenty decades over the operating range of interest. For this reason, it will be necessary to apply the principle of diversity for nuclear power plants and have the following instruments with their ranges: Proportional counter (Source range), compensated ion chamber (Intermediate range), and uncompensated ionization chamber (Power range). Measurement of neutron level is critical important because its rapid means of determining dangerous …show more content…
Temperature is the most commonly measured plant variable in the earth and should be at the moon beside their differences in the environment. Temperature indicates the status of the processes, plant efficiency and abnormal conditions needed for the control of the nuclear system. The measurement can be done using alcohol thermometer, dial thermometer, filled thermal system, and bimetallic thermostat; however, it will be necessary to take in consideration that these devices are suitable for local indication and that they are based on thermal expansion. For the moon, for local indication, it will mean that to read the information it will be necessary to send personnel to the locations which is more complex task in the moon for rationing of oxygen for the moon habitants if should be some. More adequate for the earth satellite should be the use of Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) and Thermocouple for local measurement of temperature and the advantage for remote
The necessary information needed to control the reactor activity in the moon are neutron level measurements, temperature measurement, pressure measurement, fluid level measurement, flow measurement, and signal transmission. These parameters are necessary to take account for design of nuclear plants beside the characteristics of the moon environment. However, the environment will influence in the materials to be considered. Also, how devices operate in environment of extreme temperatures and low gravitation will influence in the operation of devices that gathered and transmit information to the centers of control in the moon or remote centers at the earth.
For example the high temperature …show more content…
As general, no single instrument could accurately measure the neutron flux which varies through ten to twenty decades over the operating range of interest. For this reason, it will be necessary to apply the principle of diversity for nuclear power plants and have the following instruments with their ranges: Proportional counter (Source range), compensated ion chamber (Intermediate range), and uncompensated ionization chamber (Power range). Measurement of neutron level is critical important because its rapid means of determining dangerous …show more content…
Temperature is the most commonly measured plant variable in the earth and should be at the moon beside their differences in the environment. Temperature indicates the status of the processes, plant efficiency and abnormal conditions needed for the control of the nuclear system. The measurement can be done using alcohol thermometer, dial thermometer, filled thermal system, and bimetallic thermostat; however, it will be necessary to take in consideration that these devices are suitable for local indication and that they are based on thermal expansion. For the moon, for local indication, it will mean that to read the information it will be necessary to send personnel to the locations which is more complex task in the moon for rationing of oxygen for the moon habitants if should be some. More adequate for the earth satellite should be the use of Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) and Thermocouple for local measurement of temperature and the advantage for remote