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Reactor Physics
The division's objectives are to promote the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental physical phenomena characterizing nuclear reactors and other nuclear systems. The division encourages research and disseminates information through meetings and publications. Areas of technical interest include nuclear data, particle interactions and transport, reactor and nuclear systems analysis, methods, design, validation and operating experience and standards. The Wigner Award heads the awards program.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Zap Energy hits 37-million-degree electron temperatures in compact fusion device
Zap Energy announced April 23 that it has reached 1-3 keV plasma electron temperatures—roughly the equivalent of 11 to 37 million degrees Celsius—using its sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch approach to fusion. Reaching temperatures above that of the sun’s core (which is 10 million degrees Celsius temperature) is just one hurdle required before any fusion confinement concept can realistically pursue net gain and fusion energy.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Friday, December 3, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Columbia 10
Session Chair:
Xu Wu (NC State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Juliana Duarte (Virginia Tech)
Session Organizer:
Matthew D. Zimmer
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Design of a Two-Phase Flow Facility for Investigation of Droplet Entrainment in Countercurrent Annular Flow
8:05–8:25AM EST
Haonong Du (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Ilyas Yilgor (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Paper
Nek5000 Turbulence Model for the Interaction of Parallel Jets
8:25–8:45AM EST
John Acierno (Penn State Univ.), Elia Merzari (Penn State Univ.), Emilio Baglietto (MIT)
High-Spatio-Temporal Measurement of Turbulent Wall Shear Stress in Water
8:45–9:05AM EST
Charles Fort (George Washington Univ.), Philippe M. Bardet (George Washington Univ.)
Experimental Investigation of Two-Phase Natural Circulation and Void Fraction Characteristics with Seawater
9:05–9:25AM EST
Broderick Sieh (Kansas State Univ.), Zayed Ahmed (Kansas State Univ.), Molly Ross (Kansas State Univ.), Steven Eckels (Kansas State Univ.), Hitesh Bindra (Kansas State Univ.)
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