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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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PR: American Nuclear Society welcomes Senate confirmation of Ted Garrish as the DOE’s nuclear energy secretary
Washington, D.C. — The American Nuclear Society (ANS) applauds the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Theodore “Ted” Garrish as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“On behalf of over 11,000 professionals in the fields of nuclear science and technology, the American Nuclear Society congratulates Mr. Garrish on being confirmed by the Senate to once again lead the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy,” said ANS President H.M. "Hash" Hashemian.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 4, 2025|1:10–2:30PM MDT|Trail/Spirit
Session Chair:
Melissa A. Moreno
Alternate Chair:
Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Direct Numerical Simulation of a Cantilevered Rod Experiment
1:10–1:30PM MDT
Sean P. Bistany (Penn State), Anshuman Chaube (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Experimental Investigation of Additively Manufactured Helically Rifled Tubing for Molten Salt Heat Exchangers
1:30–1:50PM MDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Andrew Hutsell (Young Members Group), James Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Simulations of External Flow Around Twisted Elliptical Tubes for Above Unity Prandtl Numbers and Low to Moderate Reynolds Numbers
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Dillon R. Shaver (ANL), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Simulations of Twisted Tape Inserts of Varying Twist Pitches to Understand Thermal Hydraulic Impacts in Fusion Energy Systems
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Gavin Standish (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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