The development of modern computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology provides many
preliminary references for experimental design. In addition, the CFD calculation results …

Abstract The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK• CEN) is at the forefront of heavy liquid-
metal (HLM) nuclear technology worldwide with the development of the Multi-purpose …

Internal flows through rod assemblies are commonly found in heat exchangers, steam
generators, and nuclear reactors. One of the fuel assembly designs considered for liquid …

This two-part paper presents an updated version of the long term MIT-NTHU modeling effort
on the hydraulics of hexagonal arrays of wire wrapped fuel pins. It has been stimulated by …

Potential accumulation of undesirable debris in a subchannel of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor
(LMFR) hexagonal fuel bundle presents accident conditions, which are crucial to investigate …

A 50 MWe helium-cooled fast modular reactor (FMR) is under development, and as part of
the Department of Energy Integrated Research Project (IRP), Texas A&M University is …

In nuclear sodium fast reactors, bundles of rods are tightly packed into a triangular lattice,
enclosed in a hexagonal duct, and each pin is spirally wrapped with a thin wire. Flow …

Comprehending and counteracting accident conditions presented by impedances of flow in
diminutive subchannels of a Liquid Metal Fast Reactor (LMFR) hexagonal rod bundle are …

One of the most promising nuclear reactor designs is the Liquid-Metal Fast Reactor (LMFR).
Its fuel assembly consists of rods containing the fuel material, arranged in a triangular lattice …

In this study, measurement of turbulence intensity, pressure drop and local velocity field in
the sodium fast reactor (SFR) wire-wrapped 19-pin bundle have been conducted to compare …