Analytical investigation of lignite and its ash samples taken from the Afşin-Elbistan coal basin in Turkey
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A. Kucukonder
Abstract
Lignite, taken from basin in Afşin-Elbistan region, and ash samples were analyzed according to the qualitative, quantitative and radioactivity properties. An elemental analysis was made by using the Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) technique. 59.5 keV photons emitted from a 241Am source and 5.9 keV photons emitted from a 55Fe radioactive source were used for excitation. The characteristic K X-rays of the elements were counted with a Si(Li) detector. For the same samples gross alpha, gross beta and radionuclide activities were also measured.
Kurzfassung
Braunkohle aus dem Becken in der Afşin-Elbistan-Region und Ascheproben wurden nach qualitativen, quantitativen und Radioaktivitäts-Eigenschaften analysiert. Eine Elementanalyse wurde unter Verwendung der energiedispersiven Röntgen-Fluoreszenz (EDXRF)-Technik durchgeführt. 59.5 keV Photonen aus einer 241Am-Quelle und 5.9 keV-Photonen aus einer 55Fe-Quelle wurden zur Anregung verwendet. Die charakteristische K-Röntgenstrahlung der Elemente wurde mit einem Si(Li)-Detektor gemessen. Für die gleichen Proben wurden auch die Gesamt-Alpha und -Beta-Aktivitäten gemessen.
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- Contents/Inhalt
- Contents
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Summaries
- Technical Contributions/Fachbeiträge
- A model-based approach to operational event groups ranking
- Application of the method for uncertainty and sensitivity evaluation to results of PWR LBLOCA analysis calculated with the code ATHLET. Part 2: sensitivity analysis
- Statistical Large-Break LOCA analysis for PWRs with combined ECC injection
- Analysis of the CSF model for simulated loss of coolant accident conditions
- Performance of two fluid model based numeric tool with pressure and enthalpy as independent variables for simulation of two phase flow in axial and radial direction
- Pre-decommissioning complex engineering and radiation inspection of the WWR-M reactor
- Analysis of the source term formation in a severe accident initiated by end fitting failure in CANDU type reactors
- Neutron flux investigation on certain alternative fluids in a hybrid system by using MCNPX Monte Carlo transport code
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- Explicit formulation of a nodal transport method for discrete ordinates calculations in two-dimensional fixed-source problems
- T1 and U1 approximations to neutron transport equation in one-dimensional spherical geometry
