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Recent Publications
Direct numerical simulation of a cantilevered rod experiment
Bistany, S., Leite, V. C., Dutra, C. B., Okyay, S., Chaube, A., Nguyen, T. & Merzari, E., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 117, 110112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High-fidelity simulation of molten salt natural circulation loops using the spectral element method
Nguyen, T., Barton, J., Yuan, H., Emler, C. & Merzari, E., Mar 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 448, 114687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development and Application of Reduced-Order Models for Thermal-Fluid Dynamics in Molten Salt Reactors
Acierno, J., Dalinger, M., Emler, C., Merzari, E., Lee, S., Nguyen, T., Yuan, H. & Fischer, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward Thermal Striping Predictions Using Large Eddy Simulation-Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Data in Reduced-Order Models
Acierno, J., Merzari, E., Petrov, V., Manera, A. & Fischer, P., Oct 1 2025, In: Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science. 11, 4, 040906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
NEAMS IRP challenge problem 2: Thermal striping of reactor Internals
Baglietto, E., Acierno, J., Manera, A., Nguyen, Q. M., Petrov, V., Pham, M., Wang, Y. J., Jin, Y., Feng, J., Strasser, W., Shaver, D. & Merzari, E., Mar 2025, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 433, 113879.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Foreword: Selected papers from the 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Bajorek, S. M., Bolotnov, I., Merzari, E. & Yang, B. W., 2025, In: Nuclear Technology. 211, 10, p. v-viResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Foreword Selected papers from the 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
Bajorek, S. M., Bolotnov, I., Merzari, E. & Yang, B. W., 2025, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 199, 10, p. iii-ivResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Application of a Physics-Informed Convolutional Neural Network for Monitoring the Temperature Fields in High-Temperature Gas Reactors
Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E., Novak, A., Ponciroli, R. & Ibarra, L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Code Validation of SAM Using Forced and Natural Circulation Data from NACIE-UP Benchmark
Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E. & Zou, L., Sep 2 2025, In: Nuclear Technology. 211, 9, p. 2105-2120 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High-Fidelity CFD Assessments of Flow Resistance in a 61-Pin Wire-Wrapped Assembly with Partially Blocked Channels
Dai, D., Merzari, E., Brockmeyer, L. & Shaver, D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Study of the Spatially Developing Laminar-Turbulent Transition in Rod Bundles
da Silva Bourdot Dutra, C., Aldeia Machado, L. C., Bistany, S. P. & Merzari, E., 2025, In: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 199, 10, p. 1733-1747 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Large Eddy Simulation of a Liquid Metal Microreactor Core
Dutra, C. B. & Merzari, E., 2025, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 132, 1, p. 1390-1393 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Large-Scale Multiphysics Simulations of Small Modular Reactors Operating in Natural Circulation
Fang, J., Shaver, D., Romano, P. & Merzari, E., 2025, In: Nuclear Technology. 211, 10, p. 2266-2277 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward Large Eddy Simulations of Transients in Large Enclosures
Hiland, L., Nguyen, T. & Merzari, E., 2025, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 133, 1, p. 892-895 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
LES and RANS Modeling of an 84-Pin Hexagonal Rod Bundle with Spacer Grid and Experimental Validation
Kraus, A. R. & Merzari, E., 2025, In: Nuclear Technology. 211, 10, p. 2404-2426 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review