Elia Merzari
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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
Study of Turbulence and Pressure Recovery in the Heat Pipe Vapor Flow Using the Spectral-Element Method
Bourdot Dutra, C., Nguyen, T., Bistany, S. P., Merzari, E. & Hansel, J. E., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DNS of transient mixed convection in a vertical differentially heated turbulent channel
Burbasov, A., Nguyen, T., Merzari, E. & Bolotnov, I. A., Aug 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 454, 114924.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High-Fidelity Multiphysics Modeling of the SNAP 10/A Space Reactor Using Cardinal
Dalinger, M., Merzari, E., Nguyen, T. & Martineau, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling heat pipe startup and noncondensable gases in Sockeye
Hansel, J. E., Bucks, S., Charlot, L. & Merzari, E., Jun 2026, In: Progress in Nuclear Energy. 196, 106331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparison of URANS and LES predictions for the open phase of the OECD NEA CSNI fluid structure interaction CFD benchmark
Macpherson, G., Munn, D., Johnson, A., Brockmeyer, L., Merzari, E. & Solberg, J., Mar 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 448, 114748.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
Numerical Simulation of a Natural Convection–Driven Air-Cooled Reactor Cavity Cooling System Experiment
Okyay, S., Reger, D., Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E., Balestra, P. & Strydom, G., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Validation of NekRS pebble bed modeling for low flow scenarios
Seneca, M., Yuan, H., Nguyen, T., Reger, D., Leite, V. C., Aldeia, L., Seo, J., Macias, S., Dai, D., Merzari, E. & Hassan, Y., Mar 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 448, 114693.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3D probabilistic fracture mechanics / computational fluid dynamics simulation of a reactor pressure vessel under transient conditions
Spencer, B. W., Yu, Y., Hoffman, W. M., Shaver, D. R. & Merzari, E., May 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 451, 114845.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of MOSCATO: A CFD-Level Electrochemistry and Corrosion Simulator for Molten Salt Systems
Yuan, H., Lan, Y. H., Min, M., Dai, D., Shaver, D., Acierno, J., Seneca, M., Merzari, E., Tutwiler, S., Carasik, L. & Hoyt, N., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nuclear Science and Engineering.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