A review on MPS method developments and applications in nuclear engineering

G Li, J Gao, P Wen, Q Zhao, J Wang, J Yan… - Computer methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper aims to provide a comprehensive review on the achievements made on moving
particle semi-implicit (MPS) method and the applications in nuclear engineering. The state …

Stable multiphase moving particle semi-implicit method for incompressible interfacial flow

G Duan, B Chen, S Koshizuka, H Xiang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
The moving particle semi-implicit (MPS) method is extended into a multiphase MPS (MMPS)
method, where multiphase fluids are modeled as a multi-viscosity and multi-density fluid …

An accurate and stable multiphase moving particle semi‐implicit method based on a corrective matrix for all particle interaction models

G Duan, S Koshizuka, A Yamaji, B Chen… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Lagrangian moving particle semi‐implicit (MPS) method has potential to simulate free‐
surface and multiphase flows. However, the chaotic distribution of particles can decrease …

A novel multiphase MPS algorithm for modeling crust formation by highly viscous fluid for simulating corium spreading

G Duan, A Yamaji, S Koshizuka - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Corium (lava-like mixture of fissile material) spreading prediction is of great significance in
the severe accidents of nuclear power plants. Crust formation due to solidification …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical comparison of the flow behaviour in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) using unworn and worn tool geometries

AF Hasan, CJ Bennett, PH Shipway - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
The tool is a key component in the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process, but the tool
degrades and changes shape during use; however, only a limited number of experimental …

A contoured continuum surface force model for particle methods

G Duan, S Koshizuka, B Chen - Journal of Computational Physics, 2015 - Elsevier
A surface tension model is essential to simulate multiphase flows with deformed interfaces.
This study develops a contoured continuum surface force (CCSF) model for particle …

Numerical simulation of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability with periodic boundary condition using MPS method

K Guo, R Chen, Y Li, W Tian, G Su, S Qiu - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Multiphase Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MMPS) method is adopted to
simulate the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability (RTI) process in an incompressible viscous two …

Numerical investigation of fluid–solid interaction during debris bed formation based on MPS-DEM

W Ding, X Xiao, Q Cai, R Chen, K Guo, W Tian… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The core may melt down and a debris bed with specific shape may be formed on the lower
head of Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV). The solid-to-solid collision has not been concerned …

A multiphase MPS method coupling fluid–solid interaction/phase-change models with application to debris remelting in reactor lower plenum

G Duan, A Yamaji, M Sakai - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In a postulated severe accident, the in-vessel debris remelting may result in severe local hot
spots, probably threatening the reactor pressure vessel (RPV). The moving particle semi …

ISPH simulation of scour behind seawall due to continuous tsunami overflow

D Wang, S Li, T Arikawa, H Gen - Coastal Engineering Journal, 2016 - World Scientific
Tsunami overflow may destroy the coast-protection structures through continuous scour
behind them. In this paper, the incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (ISPH) …