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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Changing laser polarization could save optics at NIF
New calculations by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggest that changing the polarization of the National Ignition Facility’s lasers could reduce backscatter, an effect that can make an optic unusable after a single shot.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|10:45AM–12:25PM EDT|Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Stephen Bajorek (USNRC)
Alternate Chair:
Saya Lee (PSU)
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Experimental Investigations of Rod Bundle Creep in Fluid-Structure Interaction
10:45–11:05AM EDT
G.A.M. Vidal (CEA), E. Lo Pinto (CEA), V. Faucher (CEA), G. Ricciardi (French Alternative Energies and Atomic), N. Lamorte (Framatome), J. Pacull (Framatome)
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Particle Image Velocimetry Measurements for Transition Flow Regime Through a Porous Blocked Subchannel in a 61-Pin Wire-Wrapped Bundle
11:05–11:25AM EDT
Trevor Melsheimer (TAMU), Craig Menezes (TAMU), Matthew Kinsky (TAMU), Dalton Pyle (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
Experiment and Analysis on the Multi-Dimensional Flow Behavior Between Sub-Channels in the Rod-Bundle Array
11:25–11:45AM EDT
Seok Kim (KAERI), Jee Min Yoo (KAERI), Byong Guk Jeon (KAERI), Sank-Ki Moon (KAERI)
Study on the Mixing Vane Grid Effect on Flow Field and Bubble Distribution in a 2x1 Subchannel by PIV and High Speed Camera
11:45AM–12:05PM EDT
Bin Han (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD Institute for Advanced Research in Multiphase Flow and Energy), Xiaoliang Zhu (Southeast Univ.), Aiguo Liu (Delta Energy Group)
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