分类: 物理学 >> 电磁学、光学、声学、传热、经典力学和流体动力学 提交时间: 2023-07-05
摘要: Whether the speed of light at the surface of rotating Earth is isotropic or not is both an important theoretical problem and one that has significant implications for scientific practices. Especially the unit of length, a meter, is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum in 1/299792458 of a second, on the basis that the speed of light is constant, c = 299792458 m/s. By applying the GPS range equation whose correctness has been fully verified by GPS practices, we found that the speed of light on rotating Earth's surface is neither constant nor isotropic, but rE c' c v d , where rE v is the local linear velocity of Earth's rotation, and d is the unit vector of the light propagation's direction. It follows that the anisotropy of the speed of light at the Earth's surface has a significant impact on the definition of the meter. For example, at the equator, in 1/299792458 of a second the length of the eastward light path is 3.1 m shorter than the westward one's. Based on this, and the difference between Earth rotation's Sagnac effects on the equator and the meridian, we propose a crucial experiment to examine the anisotropy of the speed of light: let a stable pulsed laser emitting pulses in two opposite directions, use the ultrafast imaging techniques for visualizing, measuring and comparing the spacing of the pulses in opposite directions. Then we can decisively conclude whether the speed of light is anisotropic or not.
分类: 核科学技术 >> 裂变堆工程技术 提交时间: 2021-12-31
摘要: The advantages of once-through molten salt reactors include readily available fuel, low nuclear proliferation risk, and low technical difficulty. It is potentially the most easily commercialized fuel cycle mode for molten salt reactors. However, there are some problems in the parameter selection of once-through molten salt reactors, and the relevant burnup optimization work requires further analysis. This study examined a once-through graphite moderated molten salt reactor using enriched uranium and thorium. The fuel volume fraction (VF), initial heavy nuclei concentration (HN0), feeding uranium enrichment (EFU), volume of the reactor core, and fuel type were changed to obtain the optimal conditions for burnup. We found an optimal region for VF and HN0 in each scheme, and the location and size of the optimal region changed with the degree of EFU, core volume, and fuel type. The recommended core schemes provide a reference for the core design of a once-through molten salt reactor.