This book provides advanced coverage of a wide variety of thermal fluid systems and
technologies in nuclear power plants, including discussions of the latest reactor designs and …

Small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a promising option for providing clean and
sustainable energy due to their potential for enhanced safety, reduced capital costs, and …

Safety concerns of nuclear reactors have attracted the attention of researchers on flow
instabilities in natural circulation boiling loops. This paper presents the state of the art in this …

The steady state flow in uniform or non-uniform diameter single-phase natural circulation
loops (NCLs) can be expressed as Ress= C [Grm/NG] r where the constants C and r depend …

The three-level scaling approach was developed for the scientific design of an integral test
facility and then it was applied to the design of the scaled facility known as the Purdue …

Fault component detection is necessary for safety and maintenance in large-scale industrial
fields including nuclear power plants. Therefore, this study proposes a method for …

Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) is a primary method to develop geothermal resources
stored in hot dry rock (HDR), but it faces several key problems, such as unreasonable …

This paper explores the criterion on the similarity of heat transfer of supercritical fluid flow in
vertical pipes at different diameters by performing comparative experiments. The diameter of …

The power-to-volume scaling laws used for the construction of scaled test facilities
simulating the primary system of nuclear power plants result in loops of the same elevation …

Heat pipes and two-phase thermosyphons are highly efficient heat transfer devices utilizing
continuous evaporation and condensation of working fluid for two-phase heat transport in …