Helical Coil Steam Generator

LES modeling of a turbulent flow in a helical coil steam generator in order to investigate the flow excitation mechanisms and flow behavior in novel steam generator designs.

Last updated April 20, 2020

Randomly Packed Pebble Bed

Analysis of the flow behavior in a randomly packed porous medium with direct numerical simulation (DNS) using spectral element code Nek5000.

Last updated April 20, 2020

Wire-Wrapped Fuel Bundle

Quantification of the flow blockage effects to pressure drop in wire-wrapped fuel bundles with RANS turbulence modeling using STAR-CCM+ CFD code.

Last updated April 20, 2020

Next Generation Nuclear Plant

Design basis accident scenarios in High-Temperature Gas Reactors using GOTHIC thermal-hydraulics code to investigate the containment response in the events of depressurization accidents.

Last updated April 20, 2020