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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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University of Rochester and Focused Energy establish $6.9 million partnership
Focused Energy and the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have established a $6.9 million partnership agreement to collaborate on fundamental challenges in inertial fusion energy.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (Oregon State University)
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Characteristics of Molten Salt Aerosol Droplets Produced by Bubble Bursts
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Daniel Orea (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kevin R. Robb (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Joanna McFarlane (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Experimental Study of Dry and Submerged Heated Rod Subjected to Gas-Jet Impingement
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Scott F. Wahlquist (Idaho State University Serials Dept), Amir Ali (Idaho State University), Richard R. Schultz (Idaho State University), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory)
Transition Boiling During Reflood
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State University), Andrew Ireland (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Molten Salt Thermal Convection Loops for Generating High-Fidelity Data for Digital Twins
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Nicholas P. Luciano (University of Texas at Austin), Timothy L. Head (Abilene Christian University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth University), Cole A. Gentry (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin)
Three-Dimensional High-Speed PIV Study of Rising Air Bubbles and Flow Dynamics for Enhancing Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Multiphase Transport Applications
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Harold Valle, Silvina Cancelos (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez)
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