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20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics

20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics
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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — August 20, 2023
8:30AM EDT
    Events
  • NS Savannah and the SS John W. Brown Tour (Cost $50. Bus leaves from T Street exit, accessible from the Terrace Level.) — Tours and Events
9:00AM EDT
    Events
  • Multiphysics for Advanced Reactors using the MOOSE Ecosystem (Cardozo) — Workshops
  • Nek5000 (Columbia 1) — Workshops
  • Code_Saturne - Overview of Capabilities and Example Applications (DuPont) — Workshops
1:00PM EDT
    Events
  • SAM System Analysis Code for Advanced Reactor Applications (Columbia 2) — Workshops
2:00PM EDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open 2:00-7:00 pm — General Information
6:00PM EDT
    Events
  • Opening Reception (Columbia Foyer) — Tours and Events
  • Exhibit Open 6:00-8:00 pm (Columbia Foyer) — General Information
Monday — August 21, 2023
7:00AM EDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open 7:00 am-4:00 pm — General Information
8:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Opening Plenary (Columbia 5-8)
    Events
  • Exhibit Open 8:00 am-3:30 pm (Columbia Foyer) — General Information
10:30AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Celebration of 40 Years of NURETH (Columbia 5-8)
    Events
  • AM Break in Technology Expo (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
12:00PM EDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own — Breaks and Meals
1:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Thermal Hydraulics System Code Development and Analysis: I (Columbia 1)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): I (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiphase CFD: I (Columbia 11/12)
  • Experimental Methods and Instrumentation: I (Cardozo)
  • Experiments for Advanced and Special Purpose Reactors: I (Gunston East/West)
  • Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer: I (Columbia 2)
  • Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors: I (Embassy)
  • Severe Accident Scenarios and Source Term: I (Fairchild East/West)
  • Fluid-Structure Interactions (Dupont)
  • Small Modular LWRs: I (Columbia 3/4)
    Events
  • Raj Sehgal Award Presentation: Dr. Annalisa Manera (Columbia 5-8) — Award Presentations
3:10PM EDT
    Events
  • PM Break (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
3:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Thermal Hydraulics System Code Development and Analysis: II (Columbia 1)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): II (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiphase CFD: II (Columbia 11/12)
  • Experimental Methods and Instrumentation: II (Cardozo)
  • Experiments for Advanced and Special Purpose Reactors: II (Gunston East/West)
  • Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer: II (Columbia 2)
  • Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors: II (Embassy)
  • Thermal-Hydraulic Challenges and Opportunities for LWR Sustainability (Columbia 5-8)
  • Severe Accident Scenarios and Source Term: II (Fairchild East/West)
  • NEAMS Thermal-Hydraulics IRP (Dupont)
  • Small Modular LWRs: II (Columbia 3/4)
6:00PM EDT
    Events
  • Reception at French Embassy (Cost: $95. Bus leaves from T Street exit, accessible from the Terrace Level.) — Tours and Events
Tuesday — August 22, 2023
7:00AM EDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open 7:00 am-4:00 pm — General Information
8:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Modeling of Two-Phase Flow-Induced Vibration in Various Flow Regimes (Columbia 3/4)
  • Thermal-Hydraulics in Support of Water Coolant Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket: R&D and Applications (Columbia 9/10)
  • Overview on the Methods for Design and Safety Assessment of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors (Columbia 5-8)
  • Validation of Molten Metal Cooled Advanced Reactors (Columbia 11/12)
    Events
  • Exhibit Open 8:00 am-3:30 pm (Columbia Foyer) — General Information
9:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Multiscale CFD and Coupling with System Codes: I (Columbia 9/10)
  • Experimental Methods and Instrumentation: III (Cardozo)
  • Experiments for Advanced and Special Purpose Reactors: III (Gunston East/West)
  • Natural Circulation in Reactor Systems (Columbia 2)
  • Progress in Thermal-Hydraulic Scaling (Columbia 11/12)
  • In-vessel Corium and Debris Bed Coolability: I (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: I (Columbia 5-8)
  • Thermal Hydraulics of Fusion Reactors (Columbia 1)
  • Flow Induced Vibrations in (GO-)VIKING: I (Dupont)
  • Verification and Validation of Systems Codes: I (Embassy)
  • Small Modular LWRs: III (Columbia 3/4)
10:20AM EDT
    Events
  • AM Break in Technology Expo (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
10:45AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Thermal Hydraulics System Code Development and Analysis: III (Columbia 1)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): III (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiphase CFD: III (Columbia 11/12)
  • Integral and Separate Effects Tests: I (Cardozo)
  • High Temperature Gas Reactors: I (Columbia 3/4)
  • Molten Salt Reactors: I (Columbia 2)
  • Accelerating Fuel Development (Columbia 5-8)
  • In-vessel Corium and Debris Bed Coolability: II (Fairchild East/West)
  • Flow Induced Vibrations in (GO-)VIKING: II (Dupont)
  • Testing and Analysis for Lead Fast Reactor Development I: Experiments (Gunston East/West)
  • Verification and Validation of Systems Codes: II (Embassy)
12:25PM EDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own — Breaks and Meals
1:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Thermal Hydraulics System Code Development and Analysis: IV (Columbia 1)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): IV (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiphase CFD: IV (Columbia 11/12)
  • Integral and Separate Effects Tests: II (Cardozo)
  • High Temperature Gas Reactors: II (Columbia 3/4)
  • Molten Salt Reactors: II (Columbia 2)
  • Ex-vessel Corium Interaction and Coolability: I (Fairchild East/West)
  • OECD/NEA ARC-F and PreADES Projects: I (Dupont)
  • Testing and Analysis for Lead Fast Reactor Development II: Analysis (Gunston East/West)
  • Verification and Validation of Systems Codes: III (Embassy)
    Events
  • Technical Achievement Award Presentation: Dr. Upendra Rohatgi (Columbia 5-8) — Award Presentations
3:10PM EDT
    Events
  • PM Break (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
3:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): V (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiphysics Development and Applications (Columbia 11/12)
  • Integral and Separate Effects Tests: III (Embassy)
  • Rod Bundle Experiments: I (Columbia 1)
  • Boiling and Condensation: I (Columbia 2)
  • Lightning Talks: I (Columbia 3/4)
  • Advanced Reactor Fuel (Cardozo)
  • Gen-IV Reactor Thermal-Hydraulic Issues (Columbia 5-8)
  • Ex-vessel Corium Interaction and Coolability: II (Fairchild East/West)
  • OECD/NEA ARC-F and PreADES Projects: II (Dupont)
  • Testing and Analysis for Lead Fast Reactor Development III: CFD (Gunston East/West)
6:00PM EDT
    Events
  • Young Professional Social/Networking Event with Live Music (Sauf Haus, 1216 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20036) — Tours and Events
Wednesday — August 23, 2023
7:00AM EDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open 7:00 am-4:00 pm — General Information
8:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Data-Driven Methods in Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics and Reactor Safety: Challenges and Opportunities (Columbia 5-8)
  • Subchannel Methods Development for Modeling of Light-Water Reactors at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Columbia 3/4)
  • High-Fidelity Multiphysics for Fission: Challenges, Accomplishments, and Future Directions (Columbia 9/10)
  • Recent Progress in Boiling Flow Simulation Using Interface Tracking Method (Columbia 11/12)
    Events
  • Exhibit Open 8:00 am-3:30 pm (Columbia Foyer) — General Information
9:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): VI (Columbia 9/10)
  • Multiscale CFD and Coupling with System Codes: II (Columbia 11/12)
  • Integral and Separate Effects Tests: IV (Embassy)
  • Rod Bundle Experiments: II (Columbia 1)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB Experiments: I (Cardozo)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB: I (Columbia 2)
  • High Temperature Gas Reactors: III (Columbia 3/4)
  • Containment TH, Hydrogen, and Fission Product Behavior: I (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: II (Columbia 5-8)
  • Liquid Metal Heat Transfer (Gunston East/West)
10:20AM EDT
    Events
  • AM Break in Technology Expo (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
10:45AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Subchannel Thermal Hydraulic Analysis (Columbia 11/12)
  • Rod Bundle Experiments: III (Columbia 1)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB Experiments: II (Cardozo)
  • Boiling and Condensation: II (Columbia 3/4)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB: II (Columbia 2)
  • Microreactors: I (Gunston East/West)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Columbia 5-8)
  • Containment TH, Hydrogen, and Fission Product Behavior: II (Fairchild East/West)
  • Uncertainty in Severe Accident Modelling (Columbia 9/10)
  • Verification and Validation of Subchannel Codes: I (Embassy)
12:25PM EDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own — Breaks and Meals
1:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): VII (Columbia 9/10)
  • Tests for Assessment of CFD (Columbia 11/12)
  • Rod Bundle Experiments: IV (Columbia 1)
  • Thermal Hydraulic Scaling (Columbia 2)
  • Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors: III (Cardozo)
  • Microreactors: II (Gunston East/West)
  • Containment TH, Hydrogen, and Fission Product Behavior: III (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: III (Columbia 3/4)
  • Verification and Validation of Subchannel Codes: II (Embassy)
    Events
  • Technical Achievement Award Presentation: Dr. Bao-Wen Yang (Columbia 5-8) — Award Presentations
3:10PM EDT
    Events
  • PM Break (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
3:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • DNS for Model Development (Columbia 11/12)
  • General Experimental Thermal Hydraulics: I (Columbia 1)
  • Lightning Talks: II (Columbia 3/4)
  • Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors: IV (Cardozo)
  • Beyond Design Basis Accidents in Advanced Reactors: Opportunity and Challenges (Columbia 9/10)
  • Severe Accidents in Advanced Reactors and Nuclear Installations: I (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: IV (Columbia 2)
  • General Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification (Gunston East/West)
  • LWR Operation and Safety: I (Embassy)
6:00PM EDT
    Events
  • 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Banquet (Columbia 5-8) — Tours and Events
Thursday — August 24, 2023
7:00AM EDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open 7:00-11:00 am — General Information
8:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Path Towards a Breeding, Proliferation-Resistant, Thermal-Spectrum MSR (Columbia 3/4)
  • Severe Accident Modeling: Key Thermal-Hydraulic Cross Cutting Topics of Current Interest (Columbia 9/10)
  • Extending (Molecular Tagging) Velocimetry to Microscales and Three-Dimension (Columbia 11/12)
    Events
  • Exhibit Open 8:00-10:45 am (Columbia Foyer) — General Information
9:00AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): VIII (Columbia 9/10)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB Experiments: III (Cardozo)
  • General New and Advanced Reactors (Columbia 11/12)
  • High Performance Computing (Columbia 5-8)
  • Severe Accidents in Advanced Reactors and Nuclear Installations: II (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: V (Columbia 3/4)
  • Integrated Energy Systems (Columbia 2)
  • Uncertainty Methodology Development: I (Gunston East/West)
  • LWR Operation and Safety: II (Embassy)
10:20AM EDT
    Events
  • AM Break in Technology Expo (Columbia Foyer) — Breaks and Meals
10:45AM EDT
    Sessions
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): IX (Columbia 9/10)
  • General Computational Thermal Hydraulics (Columbia 11/12)
  • Critical Heat Flux and DNB Experiments: IV (Cardozo)
  • General Experimental Thermal Hydraulics: II (Columbia 1)
  • General Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics (Columbia 2)
  • Thermal-Hydraulics of Light-Water SMRs (Columbia 5-8)
  • General Severe Accidents (Fairchild East/West)
  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for T/H: VI (Columbia 3/4)
  • Uncertainty Methodology Development: II (Gunston East/West)
  • LWR Operation and Safety: III (Embassy)
12:25PM EDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own — Breaks and Meals
1:30PM EDT
    Sessions
  • Closing Plenary (Columbia 5-8)
Friday — August 25, 2023
7:30AM EDT
    Events
  • Tour of NRC Emergency Operations Center and NIST Center for Neutron Research- SOLD OUT (Cost $45. Bus leaves from T Street exit, accessible from the Terrace Level.) — Tours and Events
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