OpenMC-based high-fidelity model for the Moroccan TRIGA Mark II research reactor

M Mira, O El Hajjaji, T El Bardouni, B El Bakkari… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Moroccan TRIGA Mark II serves as a pivotal cornerstone in the advancement of
nuclear science and technology within the region. Precise modeling is crucial for ensuring …

The virtual test bed (VTB) repository: a library of reference reactor models using NEAMS tools

GL Giudicelli, A Abou-Jaoude, AJ Novak… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With the next generation of nuclear reactors under development, modeling and simulation
tools are being developed by the US Department of Energy to support their design …

Coupled neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and fuel performance analysis of dispersion plate-type fuel assembly in a cohesive way

Z Yue, Y He, F Xiang, Y Wu, J Zhang, W Tian… - … Engineering and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The nuclear reactor is a multi-physics and multiscale coupling system. The conditions of
high temperature and high neutron flux in the reactor pose a significant challenge to the …

Relaxation effects in nuclear fuel coupled calculations using serpent-OpenFOAM codes

T Korinek, J Zavorka, M Lovecky, R Skoda - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Coupled multi-physics simulations play a crucial role in the design and operation of nuclear
reactors, particularly in assessing the behavior of used nuclear fuel. This study focuses on …

Study of the neutronic and thermal coupling effect on VHTR fuel pebble using OpenMC and OpenFOAM

J Wang, Z Li, M Ding - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Pebble bed very high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (VHTR) has the advantages of
inherent safety and high outlet temperature. It adopts a pebble fuel element with a double …

A hybrid domain overlapping method for coupling System Thermal Hydraulics and CFD codes

A Huxford, VC Leite, E Merzari, L Zou, V Petrov… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
A hybrid multiscale coupling methodology based on a domain overlapping approach has
been developed for coupling System Thermal Hydraulics (STH) and Computational Fluid …

Improved multiphysics model of the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor for the simulation of loss-of-forced-cooling experiments

V Labouré, J Ortensi, N Martin, P Balestra… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a multiphysics model of the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor for
comparison with past and predict future loss-of-forced-cooling (LOFC) experiments. The …

Coupled Monte Carlo transport and conjugate heat transfer for wire-wrapped bundles within the MOOSE framework

AJ Novak, P Shriwise, PK Romano… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cardinal is an open-source application that couples OpenMC Monte Carlo transport and
NekRS computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation …

The MOOSE fluid properties module

G Giudicelli, C Green, J Hansel, D Andrs… - Computer Physics …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fluid Properties module within the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation
Environment (MOOSE) is used to compute fluid properties for numerous applications …

[PDF][PDF] Multiphysics Coupling of OpenMC CAD-Based Transport to MOOSE using Cardinal and Aurora

A Novak, H Brooks, P Shriwise… - … on Mathematics and …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Worldwide, there is significant interest in the development of high-fidelity multiphysics tools
for nuclear energy systems. Due to its convenient multi-application execution and mesh …