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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Technical Session|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Daniele Vivaldi (IRSN)
Alternate Chairs:
Philippe M. Bardet
Guillaume Ricciardi (CEA)
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Investigation of the Stochastic Nucleation Timing and Site Distribution on Boiling Heat Transfer with Bubble Tracking Method
10:45–11:05AM EDT
Heepyo Hong (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Ja Hyun Ku (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Hyoung Kyu Cho (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
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Enhancing Nanoscale Heat Pipe with Hydrophilic/hydrophobic Pattern: A Molecular Dynamics Study
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Wei Deng (City Univ. Hong Kong), Jiyun Zhao (City Univ. Hong Kong)
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A Study of Wall Heat Flux Partitioning Model for Subcooled Boiling Flow
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Manh Long Doan (Pusan National Univ.), Jeongmin Moon (Pusan National Univ.), Youngchang Ko (Pusan National Univ.), Jae Jun Jeong (Pusan National Univ.), Byongjo Yun (Pusan National Univ.)
AC2-ATHLET Simulations of PERSEO Test Facility
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Sebastian Buchholz (GRS)
Temperature Dependence on Advancing and Receding Contact Angles of Water on Smooth Stainless Steel Surface Under Elevated Pressure: Preliminary Results of an Experimental Study
12:05–12:25PM EDT
Guo-Tao Fu (Zhejiang Univ.), Li-Wu Fan (Zhejiang Univ.), Jia-Wen Song (Univ. Calgary)
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