Elia Merzari

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering

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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 › Article › 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.

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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 › Article › 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 › Article › 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 › Article › 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 › Article › 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.

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Convolutional Neural Network–Aided 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.

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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 › Article › 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.

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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 › Article › 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.

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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 › Article › 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 › Article › 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.

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