When the water inventory evaporates during a hypothetical loss of coolant accident in the
core of a pressurized water reactor, the fuel rods temperature increases substantially …

Abstract 3D velocity field measurements in an arrow-type micromixer are performed using
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging methods. A specific device has been set up …

A new test facility is presented, enabling single-phase isothermal fluid mechanics
experiments to support nuclear reactor safety studies. The applied measurement technique …

During a loss-of-coolant accident in a pressurized water reactor, the drying of the fuel
assemblies leads to an increase in the fuel temperature and deformation of the fuel rod …

During reflood conditions following a loss-of-coolant accident in pressurized water reactors,
droplet flow affects the heat and mass transfer between liquid and steam phases. Flow …

Experimental studies in industrial-relevant geometries are of great value for validating
computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This study provides such data using Magnetic …

Abstract Magnetic Resonance Velocimetry (MRV), an imaging method based on Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), enables the measurement of flow parameters such as the …

IRSN has developed DRACCAR code in order to model loss of coolant accidents (LOCA) in
a light water nuclear reactor. The physics during a hypothetical loss of coolant accident …

Les écoulements et les transferts de masse et de chaleur en leur sein sont des sujets
d'intérêt pour de nombreuses situations accidentelles des études de sûreté des réacteurs …

After a hypothetical loss of primary coolant accident (LOCA) in a pressurized water reactor
(PWR), the reactor safety systems inject water into the core to cool it. During this re-flooding …