Browsing Faculty of Engineering by Author "Du Toit, M.H."
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CFD simulation and experimental study of a hydrogen leak in a semi-closed space with the purpose of risk mitigation
Malakhov, A.A.; Avdeenkov, A.V.; Du Toit, M.H.; Bessarabov, D.G. (Elsevier, 2020)Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods were used to analyze hydrogen leakage in a semi-closed ventilation facility. The goal of the research was to apply numerical simulations to verify hydrogen distribution in the ... -
Preliminary economic evaluation of thorium based fuels in PWRs
Du Toit, M.H.; Cilliers, A.C. (Taylor & Francis, 2014)Many studies have proven that thorium-based fuel cycles are more expensive than current uranium fuel cycles, which is confirmed in this paper as well. This research, however, goes beyond the conventional nuclear ... -
Temperature profile mapping over a catalytic unit of a hydrogen passive autocatalytic recombiner: an experimental and computational fluid dynamics study
Malakhov, A.A.; Du Toit, M.H.; Du Preez, S.P.; Avdeenkov, A.V.; Bessarabov, D.G. (ACS, 2020)Passive autocatalytic recombiners (PARs) are used for the removal of accidentally released hydrogen inside confined spaces. The high catalyst surface temperature is an important safety issue to be considered in the use of ...