Thermonuclear power plant model

• Author(s): Esteves, João Sena ; Sepúlveda, João
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/8418
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Power plants; Nuclear energy; Electrical substations; Science-fair events
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English

Description

This paper describes a model of a thermonuclear power plant with a very detailed electrical substation. The model includes facilities such as an operational railroad, a train shed, a container crane and two diesel oil filling stations. The result is very eye-catching and most suitable for the classroom or science-fair events. A brief technical explanation on the components of real-world nuclear power plants and electrical substations is also given.