Inter-wrapper flow (IWF) is a typical thermal hydraulic phenomenon that exists in narrow
gaps among the adjacent assemblies of a liquid metal fast reactor (LMFR) that can dissipate …

Fuel pins assembled in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Liquid Metal-cooled Fast
Reactor (LMFR) core are usually cooled by single-phase coolant such as water or liquid …

An experimental campaign considering a 19-pin hexagonal rod bundle with wire spacers,
cooled by forced-convective LBE was completed at the Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory …

Internal flows through rod assemblies are commonly found in heat exchangers, steam
generators, and nuclear reactors. One of the fuel assembly designs considered for liquid …

As part of a US Department of Energy International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-
NERI), Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) is collaborating with the Dutch Nuclear …

In nuclear sodium fast reactors, bundles of rods are tightly packed into a triangular lattice,
enclosed in a hexagonal duct, and each pin is spirally wrapped with a thin wire. Flow …

Liquid metal fast reactors (LMFRs) are foreseen to play a relevant role in the future of
nuclear energy, thanks to their increased fuel utilization, high power density and intrinsic …

The concept of wire-wrapped assembly has been widely adopted in liquid metal-cooled
reactors to enhance the capability of flow and heat transfer. The detailed 3D thermal …

Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) of thermal-hydraulic has been widely used to investigate
the design of sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFR). However, the specific models for wire …

When constructing an experiment or simulation for flow through a wire-wrapped fuel rod
bundle, scientists may utilize a smaller bundle than design in order to minimize material or …