Fuel pins assembled in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Liquid Metal-cooled Fast
Reactor (LMFR) core are usually cooled by single-phase coolant such as water or liquid …

All over the world, the nuclear reactor technology has been in the critical stage of
transformation and upgrading. Also, there have been the higher requirements for the key …

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 …

In order to investigate two-phase bubbly flow through fuel assembly of pressurized water
reactor (PWR), the wire mesh sensor (WMS) is employed to measure air-water flow in a up …

Hexagonal rod bundles arranged in a tightly packed triangular lattice are extensively used
for heat transfer and energy generation applications. Staggered spacer grids are used to …

This study summarizes experimental investigations of the flow field characteristics in the
cross-flow planes of a 5× 5 rod bundle with spacer grid and split-type mixing vanes. Under …

Experimental study of coherent structures downstream of a spacer grid with different
inclination angles (20°, 25°, 30°) of split-type mixing vanes in a 5× 5 rod bundle was …

Mixing vane grids (MVGs) are an integral part of nuclear reactor fuel assembly, and
significantly impact the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the coolant in a rod bundle …

Studying thermal hydraulics in reactor cores is essential for ensuring the safe operation of
nuclear power plants and advancing the development of reactors and fuel. In the CASL …

With increased industry interest in extending reactor operating cycles, the neams!(neams!)
program has been investigating the behavior of high-burnup fuel during design basis …