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MULTI-PHYSICS TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS WITH TRIPOLI-4® [PDF]

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021
In this work, we present the first dynamic calculations performed with the Monte Carlo neutron transport code TRIPOLI-4R with thermal-hydraulics feedback.
Faucher Margaux, Mancusi Davide, Zoia Andrea   +2 more
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SESAME project: advancements in liquid metal thermal hydraulics experiments and simulations

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2020
Liquid metal cooled reactors are envisaged to play an important role in the future of nuclear energy production because of their possibility to use natural resources efficiently and to reduce the volume and lifetime of nuclear waste.
Tarantino Mariano, Roelofs Ferry, Shams Afaque, Batta Abdalla, Moreau Vincent, Di Piazza Ivan, Gershenfeld Antoine, Planquart Philippe   +7 more
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Thermal-Hydraulics analysis of pressurized water reactor core by using single heated channel model [PDF]

Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2017
Thermal hydraulics of nuclear reactor as a basis of reactor safety has a very important role in reactor design and control. The thermal-hydraulic analysis provides input data to the reactor-physics analysis, whereas the latter gives information about the
Reza Akbari, Dariush Rezaei, Ahmad Gharib   +2 more
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Identifying the performance and losses of a scroll compressor with vapour injection and R1234ze(E) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Open Research Europe, 2022
This work investigates a vapour injection scroll compressor integrated in a heat pump using the refrigerant R1234ze(E). The water-to-water heat pump was tested under a wide temperature range at the evaporator and condenser sides.
George Meramveliotakis, Sotirios Karellas, George Kosmadakis   +2 more
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Numerical Simulation of an Out-Vessel Loss of Coolant from the Breeder Primary Loop Due to Large Rupture of Tubes in a Primary Heat Exchanger in the DEMO WCLL Concept

Energies, 2021
This work presents a thermohydraulic analysis of a postulated accident involving the rupture of the breeder primary cooling loop inside a heat exchanger (once through steam generator).
Francesco Galleni, Marigrazia Moscardini, Andrea Pucciarelli, Maria Teresa Porfiri, Nicola Forgione   +4 more
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Pre-test analysis of protected loss of primary pump transients in CIRCE-HERO facility [PDF]

, 2017
In the frame of LEADER project (Lead-cooled European Advanced Demonstration Reactor), a new configuration of the steam generator for ALFRED (Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) was proposed. The new concept is a super-heated steam generator,
Caruso, G., Del Nevo, A, Giannetti, F, Narcisi, V, Tarantino, M   +4 more
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Toward the Design of a Representative Heater for Boiling Flow Characterization under PWR’s Prototypical Thermalhydraulic Conditions

Applied Sciences, 2023
In order to improve the understanding of the phenomena underlying the boiling occurrence, CEA Cadarache (France) is designing a new experimental setup, intended to operate for pressures ranging from atmospheric to PWR conditions.
Louise Bernadou, Fabrice François, Manon Bottin, Henda Djeridi, Stephane Barre   +4 more
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Study of Supercritical CO2 Physical Property Calculation Models

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022
The supercritical CO2 (SC-CO2) thermodynamic cycle has been a promising and revolutionary technology. Related research has put higher demands on CO2 physical property calculations in terms of computational accuracy and speed.
Luyue Min, Minyun Liu, Minyun Liu, Dapeng Xi, Maogang He, Xiangyang Liu, Yanping Huang   +6 more
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Specifications for a coupled neutronics thermal-hydraulics SFR test case [PDF]

, 2017
Coupling neutronics/thermal-hydraulics calculations for the design of nuclear reactors is a growing trend in the scientific community. This approach allows to properly represent the mutual feedbacks between the neutronic distribution and the thermal ...
TASSONE, ALESSANDRO
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Analysis of heat transfer mechanism in supercritical fluids from the aspect of pool heating

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023
For the special phenomena of heat transfer deterioration or enhancement in supercritical fluid heat transfer, existing research still presents inconsistent opinions.
Minyun Liu, Minyun Liu, Shenghui Liu, Dapeng Xi, Shanfang Huang, Yanping Huang   +5 more
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