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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Join ANS for a webinar on exploring background radiation
The American Nuclear Society, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, is hosting its next Educator Training event, “K-12 Classroom Investigations: Exploring Background Radiation,” this Thursday, May 16, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Register now. The event is complimentary and open to all.
Technical Session|Computational Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Columbia 9/10
Session Chair:
Joseph Cambareri (UNNPP)
Alternate Chair:
James Vulcanoff (VCU)
Session Organizer:
Igor A. Bolotnov
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Large-Scale Multiphysics Simulations of Small Modular Reactors Operating in Natural Circulation
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Jun Fang (ANL), Dillon Shaver (ANL), Paul Romano (ANL), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
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Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a SFR Fuel Assembly with Cladding Oval-Distortion Using CFD
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Yaodi Li (North China Electric Power Univ.), Mei Huang (North China Electric Power Univ.), Boxue Wang (North China Electric Power Univ.)
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Heat Transfer Enhancement of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Liquid Lead Bismuth Eutectic Compact Heat Exchanger
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Shuhan Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Ji'an Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Qingjiang Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xianliang Lei (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.)
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