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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Thursday, August 24, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
Theodore Chu (VCU)
Alternate Chair:
Lilla Koloszar (VKI)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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Large-Eddy Simulation of Mixed Convection Flows in a Rod Bundle: Investigation of an Up-Scaling Methodology from CFD to Subchannel Code Validation
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Vladimir Duffal (EDF R&D), Pierre-Victor Marquet (EDF R&D), Erwan Le Coupanec (EDF R&D), Stéphane Pujet (EDF R&D)
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Application Study of Adaptive Mesh Refinement Method on Unsteady Wake Vortex Analysis
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Haneen Alzahrani (Tokai Univ.), Takaaki Sakai (Tokai Univ.), Kentaro Matsushita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Toshiki Ezure (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Masaaki Tanaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
CFD Simulations of the Step Height Effects on Heat Transfer for a Turbulent Wall Jet Flow in an Unconfined Backward Facing Step Configuration
9:40–10:00AM EDT
H. Ouldrebai (Univ. Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene), Y. Halouane (Université de Boumerdes), A. Dehbi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Full-Core Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations Using NekRS
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Dillon Shaver (ANL), Jun Fang (ANL), Haomin Yuan (ANL), Misun Min (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Yu-Hsiang Lan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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