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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Kentucky legislature sends nuclear bills to governor
Kentucky’s Republican-majority legislature passed a bill this past week that could bring nuclear energy to the “coal-is-king” state as lawmakers broadly seek solutions to reduce carbon emissions. The bill went to Democratic Gov. Andrew Beshear on Monday for final approval.
M. H. Anderson, J. G. Oakley, M. A. Coil, R. Bonazza, R. R. Peterson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 828-833
Chamber Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963342
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Many inertial confinement fusion (ICF) reactor designs incorporate a bank of cooling tubes as the first structural wall. These tubes provide important functions such as heat transfer and fuel breeding and must endure the cyclic impact of the shock waves formed from reaction of the fuel. Shock tube experiments and parallel numerical studies are conducted for shock waves incident on banks of instrumented cylinders meant to simulate the first wall of cooling tubes. Images of diffracted shocks, cylinder surface pressure traces, and calculated force distributions describe the interaction between the shock and the bank of cylinders. The numerical model shows good agreement with the experimental data.