Accelerated Discovery and Design of Nano-Material Applications in Nuclear Power by Using High Performance Scientific Computing

Introduction

This chapter includes the following topics of interest:

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  Defining basic concepts of nano-materials and technologies while examining different perspectives of HPSC usage to clarify various fundamental aspects of physics and material science;

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  Providing a synthesis of existing approaches and solutions to the actual material simulation problems;

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  Investigating the potential of HPSC to develop bottom-up, large-scale simulations from pico-scale up to micro-scale products;

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  Highlighting the issues with existing approaches, specifically focused on the existence of various HPSC solutions from local to distributed systems; and

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  Investigating the potential integration opportunities of multi-scale, multi-dimension concepts and their applicability on various HPSC architectures.

Summary Of Nano-Materials, Nano-Technologies, And Associated Physics And Engineering Capable Of Improving Nuclear Power Performance

We will introduce the reader to:

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  Actual nuclear power applications with respect to fission, fusion, isotopic power, and annihilation sources, including related performance and problems;

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  The concept of harmony among process, method, instrument, and environment as a fundamental explanation of the multi-scale, multi-dimension approach in modern nuclear applications;

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  Physics processes in material structures from nano- to micro- and mezzo-scale and various related approaches;

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  A brief presentation of models and actual computer simulation tools and their limitations; and

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  Basic terminology used in this field.