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Recent Publications
High-Fidelity Modeling and Experiments to Inform Safety Analysis Codes for Heat Pipe Microreactors
Bourdot Dutra, C. S., Merzari, E., Acierno, J., Kraus, A., Manera, A., Petrov, V., Ahn, T., Huang, P. H. & Shaver, D., 2023, In: Nuclear Technology. 209, 10, p. 1592-1616 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
High-Fidelity Simulation of Mixing Phenomena in Large Enclosures
Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E., Mao, J., Petrov, V. & Manera, A., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Two-Phase Turbulent Kinetic Energy Budget Computation in Co-Current Taylor Bubble Flow
Frederix, E. M. A., Tajfirooz, S., Hopman, J. A., Fang, J., Merzari, E. & Komen, E. M. J., 2023, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 197, 10, p. 2585-2601 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
A hybrid domain overlapping method for coupling System Thermal Hydraulics and CFD codes
Huxford, A., Leite, V. C., Merzari, E., Zou, L., Petrov, V. & Manera, A., Sep 1 2023, In: Annals of Nuclear Energy. 189, 109842.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Data-Driven High-to-Low for Coarse Grid System Thermal Hydraulics
Iskhakov, A. S., Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E. & Dinh, N. T., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Data-Driven RANS Turbulence Closures for Forced Convection Flow in Reactor Downcomer Geometry
Iskhakov, A. S., Tai, C. K., Bolotnov, I. A., Nguyen, T., Merzari, E., Shaver, D. R. & Dinh, N. T., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Status, perspectives, and added value of high fidelity simulations for safety and design
Komen, E. M. J., Mathur, A., Roelofs, F., Merzari, E. & Tiselj, I., Jan 2023, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 401, 112082.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Convolutional Neural NetworkâAided Temperature Field Reconstruction: An Innovative Method for Advanced Reactor Monitoring
Leite, V. C., Merzari, E., Ponciroli, R. & Ibarra, L., 2023, In: Nuclear Technology. 209, 5, p. 645-666 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Direct Numerical Simulation of High Prandtl Number Fluid Flow in the Downcomer of an Advanced Reactor
Nguyen, T. & Merzari, E., 2023, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 197, 10, p. 2634-2659 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Toward Improved Correlations for Mixed Convection in the Downcomer of Molten Salt Reactors
Nguyen, T., Merzari, E., Tai, C. K., Bolotnov, I. A. & Jackson, B., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Coupled Monte Carlo Transport and Conjugate Heat Transfer for Wire-Wrapped Bundles Within the MOOSE Framework
Novak, A. J., Shriwise, P., Romano, P. K., Rahaman, R., Merzari, E. & Gaston, D., 2023, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 197, 10, p. 2561-2584 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
An improved pressure drop correlation for modeling localized effects in a pebble bed reactor
Reger, D., Merzari, E., Balestra, P., Schunert, S., Hassan, Y. & Yuan, H., Mar 2023, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 403, 112123.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Discrete element simulation of Pebble Bed Reactors on graphics processing units
Reger, D., Merzari, E., Balestra, P., Stewart, R. & Strydom, G., Sep 15 2023, In: Annals of Nuclear Energy. 190, 109896.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Pressure Drop Correlation Improvement for the Near-Wall Region of Pebble-Bed Reactors
Reger, D., Merzari, E., Balestra, P., Schunert, S., Hassan, Y., Yuan, H., Lan, Y. H., Fischer, P. & Min, M., 2023, In: Nuclear Technology. 209, 1, p. 90-104 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
LES simulation on heavy liquid metal flow in a bare rod bundle for assessment of turbulent Prandtl number
Yu, Y., Shemon, E. & Merzari, E., Apr 1 2023, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 404, 112175.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review