The 'wall heat flux partitioning'(WHFP) model in conjunction with an Eulerian–Eulerian
Multiphase Flow (EEMF) method is found to be an apt tool, to simulate the physics of …

Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) offers the opportunity to investigate physically
and geometrically complex systems with high fidelity. Its applicability to multiphase flow, and …

Thermohydraulics characteristics in the secondary side of AP1000 steam generator (SG) are
simulated based on the porous media models. The drift flux two-phase flow model coupled …

The helical structure of the petal-shape fuel element results in a high heat transfer
performance. Therefore, it is crucial to analyze its thermal–hydraulic characteristics …

An assessment of the heat and mass transfer wall boundary conditions used for subcooled
boiling simulations with a CFD two-fluid model has been performed. This assessment was …

Flow boiling within conventional, mini and micro-scale channels is encountered in a wide
range of engineering applications such as nuclear reactors, steam engines and cooling of …

Advancement in the experimental techniques have brought new insights into the microscale
boiling phenomena, and provide the base for a new physical interpretation of flow boiling …

This paper presents a new one-dimensional solver for two-phase flow simulations where
boiling is involved. The solver has been implemented within the OpenFOAM® platform. The …

Modelling of complex multiphase processes in the minerals and energy resources industries
requires a balance between the pursuit for detail and recognition of computational resource …

In addition to validation data plan, development of advanced techniques for calibration and
validation of complex multiscale, multiphysics nuclear reactor simulation codes are a main …