Coupled Monte Carlo and thermal-fluid modeling of high temperature gas reactors using Cardinal

AJ Novak, D Andrs, P Shriwise, J Fang, H Yuan… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardinal is an open-source application that couples OpenMC Monte Carlo transport and
NekRS computational fluid dynamics to the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation …

Burnup-control drum coupling characteristics investigation of lead–bismuth eutectic-cooled solid reactor

Q Yang, Q Pan, X Liu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As an advanced research tool, neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupling have a wide
range of promising applications in the field of nuclear energy. This paper develops a burnup …

[HTML][HTML] A modified JFNK with line search method for solving k-eigenvalue neutronics problems with thermal-hydraulics feedback

L Liu, H Zhang, Y Wu, B Liu, J Guo, F Li - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The k-eigenvalue neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling calculation is a key issue for
reactor design and analysis. Jacobian-free Newton-Krylov (JFNK) method, featured with …

Coupled Monte Carlo transport and conjugate heat transfer for wire-wrapped bundles within the MOOSE framework

AJ Novak, P Shriwise, PK Romano… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cardinal is an open-source application that couples OpenMC Monte Carlo transport and
NekRS computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation …

Improved design of LBE cooled solid reactor using 3D neutronics thermal-hydraulics coupling method

Q Yang, Q Pan, H He, T Zhang, X Liu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The goal of this study is to improve a micro reactor core into uniform power distribution, a
smaller and safer core. Neutronic thermal-hydraulics coupling is an effective means to study …

A Reduced Order Model Based on ANN‐POD Algorithm for Steady‐State Neutronics and Thermal‐Hydraulics Coupling Problem

H Liu, H Zhang - Science and Technology of Nuclear …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The neutronics and thermal‐hydraulics (N/TH) coupling behavior analysis is a key issue for
nuclear power plant design and safety analysis. Due to the high‐dimensional partial …

A 1D-3D Coupling Model to Evaluate Hydropower Generation System Stability

M Zhang, J Feng, Z Zhao, W Zhang, J Zhang, B Xu - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes a novel 1D-3D approach for the stability characteristics of the
hydropower generation system (HGS) in transition processes. First, a 1D-3D coupling model …

基于多重网格的多物理耦合程序开发与验证.

李壮, 孙国民, 杨子辉, 傅娟, 郁杰 - Nuclear Safety, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
中子物理和热工水力是堆芯两个重要的物理过程, 两者的数据映射是多物理耦合分析的前提.
传统数据映射方法前处理烦琐, 结构化计数网格存在计数偏小的问题, 本文基于开源的蒙特卡罗 …

Conjugated heat transfer analysis of the Start-Up Monitoring Module (STUMM) for IFMIF-DONES including heat generation mapping

R Ortwein, U Wiacek - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Start-Up Monitoring Module (STUMM) is designed for the commissioning
phase of the IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility–Demo …

A Modified JFNK for Solving the HTR Steady State Secondary Circuit Problem

Z Jiang, Y Wu, H Zhang, L Liu, J Guo, F Li - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
A nuclear power plant is a complex coupling system, which features multi-physics coupling
between reactor physics and thermal-hydraulics in the reactor core, as well as the multi …