Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Nuclear Reactor Safety (NRS)

Proceedings of the workshop on Experiments and CFD Code Application to Nuclear Reactor Safety (XCFD4NRS)
Grenoble, France, 10-12 September 2008

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Technical Sessions (see workshop programme)

  • HOR: Horizontal Flow - Pipe Flow
    • HOR-01 : Modeling free surface flows relevant to a PTS scenario: comparison between experimental data and three RANS based CFD-codes. Comments on the CFD-experiment integration and Best Practice Guideline, by Y. Bartosiewicz, J.-M. Seynhaeve, C. Vallée, T. Höhne, J.M. Laviéville
    • HOR-02 : Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: a new tool for the validation of multi-phase multi-dimensional CFD codes, by H. Lemonnier
    • HOR-03 : Experimental investigation of stratification phenomena in horizontal two-phase flows for CFD validation, by M. Marchand, M. Bottin, J.P. Berlandis, E. Hervieu
    • HOR-04 : Numerical modelling of direct contact condensation in transition from stratified to slug flow, by L. Štrubelj, I. Tiselj
    • HOR-05 : Experimental CCFD grade data for stratified two-phase flows, by C. Vallée, D. Lucas, M. Beyer, H. Pietruske, P. Schütz, H. Car
  • AC: Accident Analysis
    • AC-01 : Experiments and CFD-modelling of insulation debris transport phenomena in water flow, by E. Krepper, G. Cartland-Glover, A. Grahn, F.P. Weiss
    • AC-02 : Fluid-structure interaction analysis of Large-Break Loss of Coolant Accident, by T. Brandt, V. Lestinen, T. Toppila, J. Kähkönen, A. Timperi, T. Pättikangas, I. Karppinen
    • AC-03 : Simulation of a gas jet entering a failed steam generator during a SGTR sequence: validation of a FLUENT 6.2 model, by C. López del Prá, F. J. S. Velasco, L. E. Herranz
    • AC-04 : An approach to numerical simulation and analysis of molten corium coolability in a BWR lower head, by C. T. Tran, P. Kudinov and T. N. Dinh
    • AC-05 : Debris transport analysis related with GSI-191 in advanced Pressurized water reactor equipped with containment refuelling water storage tank, by Jeong Ik Lee, Soon Joon Hong, Jonguk Kim, Byung Chul Lee, Young Seok Bang, Deog Yeon Oh, and Byung Gil Huh
    • AC-06 : Data obtained at high coolant parameters suitable for validation of 3D models, by B.A. Gabaraev, E.K. Karasyov, O.Yu. Novoselsky, S.Z. Lutovinov, L.K. Tikhonenko, Ye.I. Trubkin, A.V. Shishov
  • PTS: Pressurized Thermal Shock - Direct Contact Condensation
    • PTS-01 : Status of a two-phase CFD approach to the PTS issue, by P. Coste, J. Pouvreau, J. Laviéville, M. Boucker
    • PTS-02 : FLUENT analysis of a ROSA cold leg stratification, by T. Farkas, I. Tóth
    • PTS-03 : CFD analysis of a turbulent jet behaviour induced by a steam jet discharge through a single hole in a subcooled water pool, by Hyung Seok Kang, Young-June Youn and Chul-Hwa Song
    • PTS-04 : PIV measurement of turbulent jet and pool mixing produced by a steam jet in a subcooled water pool, by Yeon Jun Choo, Chul Hwa Song and Young Jung Youn
    • PTS-05 : On the modelling of bubble entrainment by impinging jets in CFD simulations, by M. Schmidtke, D. Lucas
    • PTS-06 : Validation of Direct Contact Condensation CFD models against condensation pool experiment, by V. Tanskanen, D. Lakehal, M. Puustinen
  • MIX: Mixing Issues
    • MIX-01 : Primary Loop Study of a VVER-1000 Reactor with special Focus on Coolant Mixing, by M. Böttcher
    • MIX-02 : Experimental studies and CFD calculations for buoyancy driven mixing phenomena, by M. J. da Silva, S. Thiele, T. Höhne, R. Vaibar, U. Hampel
    • MIX-03 : Experiments on slug mixing under natural circulation conditions at the ROCOM test facility using high resolution measurement technique and numerical modelling, by S. Kliem, T. Höhne, U. Rohde, F.-P. Weiss
    • MIX-04 : Verification and validation considerations regarding the qualification of numerical schemes for LES dilution problems, by F. Ducros, U. Bieder, O. Cioni, T. Fortin, B. Fournier, P. Quéméré
    • MIX-05 : CFD Study on Coolant Mixing in VVER-440 Fuel rod bundle and fuel Assembly Head, by S. Tóth, A. Aszódi
    • MIX-06 : Fluid mixing at a T-junction, by H.-M. Prasser, A. Manera, B. Niceno, M. Simiano, B. Smith, C. Walker, R. Zboray
    • MIX-07 : Simulation of turbulent and thermal mixing in T-junctions using URANS and Scale-resolving turbulence models in ANSYS-CFX, by Th. Frank, M. Adlakha, C. Lifante, H.-M. Prasser, F. Menter
    • MIX-08 : Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent mixing in a T-junction, by A.K. Kuczaj, E.M.J. Komen
    • MIX-09 : Validation of CFD code ANSYS CFX against experiments with saline slug mixing performed at the Gidropress 4-loop WWER-1000 test facility, by M. Bykov, A. Moskalev, A. Shishov, O. Kudryavtsev, D. Posysaev
    • MIX-10 : Validation of CFD code ANSYS CFX against experiments with asymmetric saline injection performed at the Gidropress 4-loop WWER-1000 test facility , by M. Bykov, A. Moskalev, D. Posysaev, O. Kudryavtsev, A. Shishov
  • BOI: Boiling Flow, Bubbly Flow and Critical Heat Flux
    • BOI-01 : Benchmark database on the evolution of two-phase flows in a vertical pipe, by D. Lucas, M. Beyer, J. Kussin, P. Schütz
    • BOI-02 : Characteristics of local bubble parameters of subcooled boiling flow in an annulus, by B.J. Yun, B.U.Bae, W.M.Park, D.J.Euh, G.C.Park, C-.H. Song
    • BOI-03 : Wall-to-fluid heat transfer mechanisms in boiling flows, by B. Končar, B. Mavko
    • BOI-04 : Development of two-phase flow CFD code (EAGLE) with interfacial area transport equation for analysis of subcooled boiling flow, by B.U. Bae, B.J. Yun, H.Y. Yoon, G.C. Park, C.-H. Song
    • BOI-05 : A second order turbulence model based on a Reynolds Stress approach for two-phase boiling flow and application to fuel assembly analysis, by S. Mimouni, F. Archambeau, M. Boucker, J. Lavieville, C. Morel
    • BOI-06 : Void measurement in Boiling Water Reactor rod bundles using high resolution gamma ray Tomography, by A. Bieberle, D. Hoppe, C. Zippe, E. Schleicher, M. Tschofen, T. Suehnel, W. Zimmermann, U. Hampel
    • BOI-07 : CFD validation of film flows by novel high speed liquid film sensor with high spatial resolution, by M. Damsohn, H.-M. Prasser
    • BOI-08 : Ultra fast electron beam X-ray computed tomography for two-phase flow measurement, by F. Fischer, U. Hampel
    • BOI-09 : CFD code validation and benchmarking against BFBT boiling flow experiment, by M. C. Galassi, F. Moretti, F. D’Auria
    • BOI-10 : Boiling Flow Simulation in NEPTUNE_CFD and FLUENT Codes, by L. Vyskocil, J. Macek
    • BOI-11 : Simulation of critical heat flux experiments in NEPTUNE_CFD code, by J. Macek, L. Vyskocil
  • MS: Multi-Scale Analysis
    • MS-01 : Study of algorithmic requirements for a system-to-CFD coupling Strategy, by F. Cadinu, T. Kozlowski, P. Kudinov
    • MS-02 : Towards a multi-scale approach of two-phase flow modelling in the context of DNB modelling, by D. Jamet, O. Lebaigue, C. Morel, and B. Arcen
    • MS-03 : LEIS for the prediction of turbulent multi-fluid flows with and without phase change applied to thermal-hydraulics, by D. Lakehal
    • MS-04 : Assessment against DNS data of a coupled CFD-stochastic model for particle dispersion in turbulent channel flows, by A. Dehbi
  • CO: Containment Thermal-Hydraulics
    • CO-01 : Modelling of sprays in containment applications with A CMFD code, by S. Mimouni, J-S. Lamy, J. Lavieville, S. Guieu, M. Martin
    • CO-02 : GASFLOW validation with Panda tests from the OECD SETH Benchmark covering steam/air and steam/helium/air mixtures, by P. Royl, J.R. Travis, W. Breitung, Jongtae Kim, Sang Baik Kim
    • CO-03 : New PANDA instrumentation for assessing gas concentration distributions in Containment Compartments, by M. Ritterath, H.-M. Prasser, D. Paladino, N. Mitric
    • CO-04 : On the unexpectedly large effect of re-vaporization of the condensate liquid film in two tests in the PANDA facility revealed by simulations with the GOTHIC code, by M. Andreani, D. Paladino, T. George
    • CO-05 : Validation of CFD for Containment Jet Flows including Condensation, by M. Heitsch, D. Baraldi, H. Wilkening
    • CO-06 : Operational behaviour of catalytic recombiners - experimental results and modelling approaches, by S. Kelm, W. Jahn, E.A Reinecke
    • CO-07 : Effects of spray modes on Hydrogen risk in a Chinese NPP, by Jinbiao Xiong, Yanhua Yang, Xu Cheng
  • CSG: Core and Steam Generators
    • CSG-01 : CFD methodology and validation for single-phase flow in PWR fuel assemblies, by M. E. Conner, E. Baglietto, A.M. Elmahdi
    • CSG-02 : Experimental investigation of coolant mixing in VVER reactor fuel bundles by particle image velocimetry, by D. Tar, G. Baranyai, Gy. Ézsol, I. Tóth
    • CSG-03 : Cross-verification of one- and three-dimensional models for VVER steam generator, by K.S. Dolganov, A.V. Shishov
    • CSG-04 : Experimental and numerical approach to validate pressure loss predictability of a commercial code, by T. Ikeno and S. Kakinoki
    • CSG-05 : Development of a 3D model of tube bundle of VVER reactor steam generator, by V.F. Strizhov, M.A. Bykov, A.Ye. Kiselev A.V. Shishov, A.A. Krutikov, D.A. Posysaev, D.A. Mustafina
  • AR: Advanced Reactors
    • AR-01 : A CFD M&S Process for fast reactor fuel assemblies, by K. D. Hamman and R. A. Berry
    • AR-02 : Development and validation of high-precision CFD method with Volume-Tracking algorithm for gas-liquid two-phase flow simulation on unstructured mesh, by I1. Kei Ito, T. Kunugi,. H. Ohshima
    • AR-03 : Idaho National Laboratory Program to Obtain Benchmark Data on the Flow Phenomena in a Scaled Model of a Prismatic Gas-Cooled Reactor Lower Plenum for the Validation of CFD Codes? By H. M. McIlroy, D. M. McEligot, and R. J. Pink
    • AR-04 : Experimental approach to flow field evaluation in upper plenum of reactor vessel for innovative sodium cooled fast reactor, by N. Kimura, K. Hayashi, H. Kamide
    • AR-05 : Validation by Experiments for gas entrainment studies in 5/8 surge tank model of PFBR, by D.Ramdasu, N.S. Shivakumar, G. Padmakumar, C. AnandBabu, G. Vaidyanathan, S. Rammohan, S.K Sreekala, S. Manikandan, S. Saseendran