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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The past few years have seen a concerted effort from many U.S. states to encourage nuclear development. The momentum behind nuclear-friendly policies has grown considerably, with many states repealing moratoriums, courting nuclear developers and suppliers, and in some cases creating advisory groups and road maps to push deployment of new nuclear reactors.
Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Reber Room 135
Session Chair:
David Reger (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Penn State University)
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LES at Low Richardson Number to Investigate Thermal Stratification in SFRs Upper Plenums
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Theodore M. Chu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Direct Numerical Simulation of a Sodium Fast Reactor Assembly
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State)
Effects of Gap Width on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics for Twisted Tape Inserts Related to Molten Salt Applications
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulics Analysis of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Casey Emler (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State)
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