From Atoms to Industry: How Mathematics Powers EngineeringRoman W. Morse, PhD
ENGINEERING SEMINAR / FROM PLANT TO FACTORY

One system.
Many scales of mathematics.

A power plant supplies a factory. Follow the energy, change physical scales, and discover why engineers need mathematics at every step.

Explore six components · travel inside the reactor
FLOW ACTIVEBOILING-WATER REACTOR
Liquid waterSteam / vaporCool cooling waterWarm cooling waterElectricity
Preparing your plant…
DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM · SELECT A COMPONENT
THE SEMINAR THREAD / A POWER PLANT SUPPLYING A FACTORY
  1. Nuclear energyE = mc²
  2. Heat transferFourier + fluid flow
  3. Mechanical motionTorque × speed
  4. Electrical powerInduction + Lorentz force
  5. Structural loadsForces + stress
  6. Production optimizationObjectives + constraints