Thermal hydraulic considerations of nuclear reactor systems: Past, present and future challenges

GH Yeoh - Experimental and computational multiphase flow, 2019 - Springer
Thermal hydraulic analysis of nuclear reactor core and its associated systems can be
performed using analysis system, subchannel or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes …

The performance of airlift pump for the solid particles lifting during the transportation of gas-liquid-solid three-phase flow: A comprehensive research review

IGNB Catrawedarma… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Research about the enhancement of the airlift pump performance by changing the geometry
and operational parameters has drawn considerable attention in recent years. This paper …

SOPHIA: development of Lagrangian-based CFD code for nuclear thermal-hydraulics and safety applications

YB Jo, SH Park, HY Choi, HW Jung, YJ Kim… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lagrangian-based meshless CFD methods have recently been developed and are being
gradually applied to various research areas. In nuclear engineering, the meshless methods …

Growth and spectra of gravity–capillary waves in countercurrent air/water turbulent flow

F Zonta, A Soldati, M Onorato - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Using direct numerical simulation of the Navier–Stokes equations, we analyse the dynamics
of the interface between air and water when the two phases are driven by opposite pressure …

Experimental study on gas–liquid pressurization characteristics and prediction for critical gas volume fractions of a mixed-flow pump

C Yang, Q Xu, X Dai, X Su, L Guo - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
In the nuclear power system, the gas–liquid two-phase flow appears in the system pipeline
when some unexpected situations such as the loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) occur. Under …

Statistical characterization of liquid film fluctuations during gas-liquid two-phase counter-current flow in a 1/30 scaled-down test facility of a pressurized water reactor …

AH Astyanto, JAE Pramono, I Catrawedarma - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the statistical characteristics of the fluctuations of the liquid
film thickness obtained by resistive-conductance probe signals of a complex geometry …

An experimental study on the effect of liquid properties on the counter-current flow limitation (CCFL) during gas/liquid counter-current two-phase flow in a 1/30 scaled …

AH Astyanto, KV Kirkland - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
To promote the safety of the nuclear reactors, numerous authors have carried out
investigations of gas/liquid counter-current two-phase flow in order to understand the …

Modelling and analysis of an endothermic reacting counter-current flow

EK Luckins, JM Oliver, CP Please… - Journal of fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
We study the endothermic reaction and flow of a granular solid reactant, where energy for
the reaction is provided by a counter-current flow of hot gases through the porous reactant …

Interfacial behavior of the air-water counter-current two-phase flow in a 1/30 scale-down of pressurized water reactor (PWR) hot leg

A Badarudin, A Setyawan, O Dinaryanto… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
The study on the interfacial phenomena of flooding during the counter-current flow of gas-
liquid in a complex pipe was carried-out experimentally. It consists of a combination of the …

[HTML][HTML] Reprint of “The role of nuclear thermal-hydraulics in the licensing of Atucha-II: The LBLOCA”

O Mazzantini, G Galassi, F D'Auria - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the safety evaluation and the embedded licensing process of the
Atucha-II 800 Mwe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) in Argentina. Atucha-II was …