Toward exascale: overview of large eddy simulations and direct numerical simulations of nuclear reactor flows with the spectral element method in Nek5000
At the beginning of the last decade, Petascale supercomputers (ie, computers capable of
more than 1 petaFLOP) emerged. Now, at the dawn of exascale supercomputing, we …
more than 1 petaFLOP) emerged. Now, at the dawn of exascale supercomputing, we …
A review of recent advances in HTGR CFD and thermal fluid analysis
AJ Huning, S Chandrasekaran, S Garimella - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) is an advanced reactor design
being pursued by several different domestic and international organizations due to its high …
being pursued by several different domestic and international organizations due to its high …
Cardinal: A lower-length-scale multiphysics simulator for pebble-bed reactors
This paper demonstrates a multiphysics solver for pebble-bed reactors, in particular, for
Berkeley's pebble-bed-fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (PB-FHR)(Mark I …
Berkeley's pebble-bed-fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (PB-FHR)(Mark I …
Experimental investigation of the variation of the local gas velocities in a cold flow pebble bed reactor (PBR) using a hot wire anemometry technique
M Alshammari, A Alalou, HA Alhameedi… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Obtaining accurate results and new benchmark data for the local velocity of the gas flowing
within the pebble bed reactor (PBR) is a key step for understanding and benchmarking …
within the pebble bed reactor (PBR) is a key step for understanding and benchmarking …
Optimization of full-core reactor simulations on Summit
Nek5000/RS, a highly-performant open-source spectral element code, has recently
achieved an unprecedented milestone in the simulation of nuclear reactors: the first full core …
achieved an unprecedented milestone in the simulation of nuclear reactors: the first full core …
Flow characteristics within an interior subchannel of a 61-pin wire-wrapped hexagonal rod bundle with a porous blockage
Potential accumulation of undesirable debris in a subchannel of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor
(LMFR) hexagonal fuel bundle presents accident conditions, which are crucial to investigate …
(LMFR) hexagonal fuel bundle presents accident conditions, which are crucial to investigate …
Experimental characterization of pressure and friction factor in an interior subchannel of a 61-pin wire-wrapped rod bundle with a porous blockage
Comprehending and counteracting accident conditions presented by impedances of flow in
diminutive subchannels of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor (LMFR) hexagonal rod bundle are …
diminutive subchannels of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor (LMFR) hexagonal rod bundle are …
Feasibility of full-core pin resolved CFD simulations of small modular reactor with momentum sources
Complex flow structure interactions and heat transfer processes take place in nuclear
reactor cores. Given the extreme pressure/temperature and radioactive conditions inside the …
reactor cores. Given the extreme pressure/temperature and radioactive conditions inside the …
Pressure drop correlation improvement for the near-wall region of pebble-bed reactors
Packed beds play an important role in many engineering fields, with their applications in
nuclear energy being driven by the development of next-generation reactors utilizing pebble …
nuclear energy being driven by the development of next-generation reactors utilizing pebble …
Toward improved correlations for mixed convection in the downcomer of molten salt reactors
Developing heat transfer correlations for buoyancy-driven flows and mixed convection is
challenging, especially if the fluid's Prandtl (Pr) number is not close to 1. For advanced …
challenging, especially if the fluid's Prandtl (Pr) number is not close to 1. For advanced …