ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jul 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
September 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
Latest News
UW-Madison: A Midwestern nucleus of fission and fusion
With more than six decades as a top-ranked program in its rearview, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hardly slowing down. In fact, NEEP is continuing to grow and develop its faculty, curriculum, and research.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Redondo
Session Chair:
Minghui Chen
Alternate Chair:
Qiuping Lv
Session Organizer:
W. David Pointer
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
Modeling of a Nitrate Salt Natural Circulation Loop
Sheng Zhang (Univ. Michigan), Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
Paper
Numerical Methodology for Design and Evaluation of Natural Circulation Systems for MSR Applications
J.S. Narváez Arrúa (Politecnico di Milano), A. Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), S. Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano), P.R. Rubiolo (Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
Determination of Aspect Ratio Influence on Flow and Heat Transfer Behavior in Twisted Elliptical Tubes for Molten Salt Applications
S. Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Dillon R. Shaver (ANL)
Numerical Investigation of Cartridge Heater Performance Applied to the FASTR Main Heater for Molten Chloride Salts
Nolan Goth (ORNL), Thien Nguyen (ORNL), Kevin Robb (ORNL), Ethan Kappes (ORNL)
Investigating Thermal Hydraulics Performance of a New Test Section Designed for the LSTL FLiNaK Using CFD
Ethan Kappes (ORNL), Thien Duy Nguyen (ORNL), Kevin Robb (ORNL)