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Thermal Hydraulics
The division provides a forum for focused technical dialogue on thermal hydraulic technology in the nuclear industry. Specifically, this will include heat transfer and fluid mechanics involved in the utilization of nuclear energy. It is intended to attract the highest quality of theoretical and experimental work to ANS, including research on basic phenomena and application to nuclear system design.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Argonne scientists use AI to detect hidden defects in stainless steel
Imagine you’re constructing a bridge or designing an airplane, and everything appears flawless on the outside. However, microscopic flaws beneath the surface could weaken the entire structure over time.
These hidden defects can be difficult to detect with traditional inspection methods, but a new technology developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is changing that. Using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging techniques, researchers have developed a method to reveal these tiny flaws before they become critical problems.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2024)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Coral B
Session Chair:
SuJong Yoon (TerraPower)
Alternate Chair:
Victor Habiyaremye (NRG)
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Preliminary Experiment on Local Hot Spots in Liquid Metal Cooled Wire-wrapped Pin Bundles
3:15–3:35PM EST
Taehwan Ahn (ETH Zurich), Victor Petrov (ETH Zürich), Annalisa Manera (ETH Zürich), Wilhelm-Martin Bissels (PSI)
Paper
Code Comparison of SE2ANL and DASSH Using a Medium-Size SFR
3:35–3:55PM EST
Michael A. Smith (ANL), Kyle Ramey (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
Modeling of Natural Convection in Low Prandtl Number Fluids Using a Novel Local Algebraic Heat Flux Model
3:55–4:15PM EST
Victor Habiyaremye (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Akshat Mathur (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group), Ferry Roelofs (Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group)
Coupling SAS-FATE for Mechanistic Source Term Analysis of Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
4:15–4:35PM EST
Sung Jin Lee (Fauske & Assoc.), Luciano Maniaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jim Scobel (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jun Liao (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paolo Ferroni (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dan O’Grady (ANL)
Experimental Friction Factor for Wire-Wrapped Bundle with a Porous Blockage
4:35–4:55PM EST
Matthew Kinsky (TAMU), Dalton Pyle (TAMU), Craig Menezes (TAMU), Yassin Hassan (TAMU)
Numerical Study on Sodium Heat Transfer Characteristics for PLANDTL 37-Pin Fuel Assembly
4:55–5:05PM EST
Won-Seok Ryoo (Gachon Univ.), Gi-Uk Choi (Gachon Univ.), Jae-Ho Jeong (Gachon Univ.)
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