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As global interest in nuclear energy surges, the United States must remain at the forefront of research and development to ensure national energy security, advance nuclear technologies, and promote international cooperation on safety and nonproliferation. A crucial step in achieving this is analyzing how funding and resources are allocated to better understand how to direct future research and development. The Department of Energy has spearheaded this effort by funding hundreds of research projects across the country through the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP). This initiative has empowered dozens of universities to collaborate toward a nuclear-friendly future.
Dimitri Gidaspow, Firooz Rasouli, Yong W. Shin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 84 | Number 3 | July 1983 | Pages 179-195
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE83-A17788
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A six-equation model for a one-dimensional, transient, two-phase flow is briefly discussed, and the characteristic and compatibility equations are obtained by the method of characteristics. The equations consist of five conservation equations and a constitutive relative-velocity equation. The model equations constitute a well-posed initial value problem and have real characteristics in all flow regimes. The ordinary differential equations obtained are suitable for numerical applications, such as for blowdown analyses. The special case of an isothermal unequal velocity model is applied to the case of inflow of a liquid sodium-argon mixture into a horizontal pipe and to the case of pressure pulse propagation rate in an air-water system. The expected S-shaped curves are obtained for the volume fraction of liquid sodium. The numerical results for the pressure pulse propagation agree with experimental data at low-volume fractions.