Review of thermal-hydraulic issues and studies of lead-based fast reactors

Y Zhang, C Wang, Z Lan, S Wei, R Chen, W Tian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The lead-based reactor is one of the fourth-generation nuclear energy systems with
excellent development prospects. It has attracted much attention because of its unique …

Thermal fatigue analysis of structures subjected to liquid metal jets at different temperatures in the Gen-IV nuclear energy system

Y Wang, M Wang, K Jia, W Tian, S Qiu, G Su - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Generation-IV (Gen-IV) nuclear reactor system, the liquid metal cooled fast
reactor is regarded as a promising reactor type, especially the sodium-cooled fast reactor …

Experimental and numerical analysis of the liquid metal mixing phenomenon in complex jets of Gen-IV nuclear system

Y Wang, Z Lai, H Qiu, M Wang, W Tian, G Su - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear energy is essential in addressing the problem of climate change and energy crisis.
Liquid metal mixing phenomenon at the core outlet of liquid metal fast reactors is an …

Numerical analysis of a parallel triple-jet of liquid-sodium in a turbulent forced convection regime

E Cascioli, B Kaaks, S Keijers, K Van Tichelen… - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, we have applied a combined wall-resolving dynamic Large-Eddy
Simulation (LES)(for the velocity field) and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS)(for the …

Study on the effects of stroke ratio, velocity ratio, and duty cycle on the diffusion characteristics of pulsed buoyant jets in crossflow

C Wang, Y Hao, Y Yang, H Wang, Y Yao, X Chen - Ocean Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
Pulsed buoyancy jet diffusion dilution is characterized by low cost and high efficiency, so it is
widely used in wastewater discharge dilution projects. This study, based on three …

Numerical simulation of steady-state mixed convection sodium flow experiments

A Genty, C Roy, C Geffray - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
In the framework of the validation of the TrioCFD code for mixed convection and steady-state
sodium flows, four experiments obtained using the SUPERCAVNA experimental equipment …

Wall-resolved large eddy simulations of the transient turbulent fluid mixing in a closed system replicating a pressurized thermal shock

PE Angeli - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2022 - Springer
The isothermal mixing of a heavy and a light liquid of different physical properties is
numerically investigated by means of Large Eddy Simulations. The validation is based on …

Computational Analysis of Thermal Striping in Primary Sodium System of Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Using Finite Volume Method

S Suyambazhahan, T Sundararajan… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Thermal striping is associated with random fluctuations of temperature that occur at the
nonisothermal jet stream interface or across thermally stratified fluid layers due to the high …

Simulation of Fluid Dynamics Monitoring Using Ultrasonic Measurements

M Nagaso, J Moysan, C Lhuillier, JP Jeannot - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Monitoring of liquid metal flows by ultrasounds. Abstract The simulation
of the propagation of ultrasonic waves in a moving fluid will improve the efficiency of the …

Vidange tourbillonnaire: propriétés de l'écoulement et de l'entrainement gazeux

A Caquas - 2023 - theses.hal.science
Un jour, notre regard d'enfant s' est arrêté sur le vortex créé par notre baignoire. D'une
apparente simplicité, car il nous semble commun, l'écoulement se caractérise pourtant par …