A review of molten salt reactor multi-physics coupling models and development prospects

J Wu, J Chen, X Cai, C Zou, C Yu, Y Cui, A Zhang… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are one type of GEN-IV advanced reactors that adopt melt
mixtures of heavy metal elements and molten salt as both fuel and coolant. The liquid fuel …

Development of the molten salt thermal properties database− thermochemical (MSTDB− TC), example applications, and LiCl− RbCl and UF3− UF4 system …

JC Ard, JA Yingling, TJ Johnson… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database− Thermochemical (MSTDB− TC) has
been developed to support thermodynamic modeling of fluoride-and chloride-based …

Implementation of a Drift Flux Model into SAM with Development of a Verification and Validation Test Suite for Modeling of Noncondensable Gas Mixtures

RK Salko, T Mui, L Zou, R Hu - Nuclear Technology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The advanced thermal-hydraulic system code, System Analysis Module (SAM), was
originally developed for the modeling of single-phase flow in advanced reactors. It has since …

Validation of NEAMS Tools Using MSRE Data

T Fei, S Shahbazi, J Fang, D Shaver - 2022 - osti.gov
This report documents the benchmarks developed and performed for the tools and codes
developed under the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) …

Development of integrated thermal fluids modeling capability for MSRs

R Hu, J Fang, D Nunez, M Tano, G Giudicelli, R Salko - 2022 - osti.gov
The DOE Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) program supports a
full range of computational thermal fluids analysis capabilities and code developments for a …

Survey of relevant data from the MSRP to guide development of MSR chemistry modeling benchmarks

S Shahbazi, ME Tano, S Walker, MR Tonks, J Fang - 2022 - osti.gov
The Multiphysics Applications technical area of the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and
Simulation (NEAMS) program is tasked with assessing, demonstrating, and applying …

[PDF][PDF] Progress on Near-Term Tasks for the Development of Advanced Reactor Mechanistic Source Term Modeling and Simulation Tools

S Shahbazi, DH Kam, T Starkus, S Thomas… - 2022 - osti.gov
To assist both the advanced reactor industry and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) in the pursuit of reactor design and licensing, the US Department of Energy (DOE) …

[PDF][PDF] SAM Code Improvements for Molten Salt Reactor Transient and Species Transport Modeling

T Mui, DJ O'Grady, L Zou, R Hu, RK Salko - 2024 - osti.gov
The SAM code is under development and supported by DOE-NE's Nuclear Energy
Advanced Modeling and Simulation program as a modern system-level modeling and …

Multiphysics Simulations of MSRE with NEAMS Thermal Hydraulics Tools

Y Cao, J Fang, Y Jeong, S Shahbazi, T Fei - 2023 - osti.gov
This report documents the benchmarks being developed and simulations performed using
tools and codes developed under the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation …

Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database–Thermochemical Development and Thermodynamic Assessment of Various Molten Salt Systems

JC Ard - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database–Thermochemical (MSTDB-TC) is a
validated open-source database for thermochemical modeling of molten salt reactor (MSR) …