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Jeff W. Scott
University of Missouri–Columbia
Advisor: Dr. Gary Solbrekken
Abstract
Nuclear medicine has recently become a topic of interest in the scientific community. The fission process, which transforms uranium into molybdenum-99, generates many kilowatts of power, which must be wicked away before local pockets of water are allowed to boil. The research described in this paper focuses on these thermal issues, which will provide an optimization of the heat transfer, maximizing the molybdenum-99 produced. As the optimization is not yet complete, this paper describes the process completed so far, as well as the intended direction for completion.
Jeff Scott is currently a graduate Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Originally from Florissant, Missouri, Jeff acquired his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in December 2006, also from the University of Missouri. Afterwards, he remained at the University of Missouri and continued on in his graduate education. He hopes to attain his Master’s degree in December 2008, after which he will move into industry work.
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