Description
Advances of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Nuclear Reactor Design and Safety Assessment presents the latest computational fluid dynamic technologies. It includes an evaluation of safety systems for reactors using CFD and their design, the modeling of Severe Accident Phenomena Using CFD, Model Development for Two-phase Flows, and Applications for Sodium and Molten Salt Reactor Designs. Editors Joshi and Nayak have an invaluable wealth of experience that enables them to comment on the development of CFD models, the technologies currently in practice, and the future of CFD in nuclear reactors.Readers will find a thematic discussion on each aspect of CFD applications for the design and safety assessment of Gen II to Gen IV reactor concepts that will help them develop cost reduction strategies for nuclear power plants.- Presents a thematic and comprehensive discussion on each aspect of CFD applications for the design and safety assessment of nuclear reactors- Provides an historical review of the development of CFD models, discusses state-of-the-art concepts, and takes an applied and analytic look toward the future- Includes CFD tools and simulations to advise and guide the reader through enhancing cost effectiveness, safety and performance optimization
Table of Contents
1. IntroductionArun K. Nayak2. Computational fluid dynamicsJyeshtharaj B. Joshi, Krishnaswamy Nandakumar, Ashwin W. Patwardhan, Arun K. Nayak, Vishnu Pareek, Monica Gumulya, Chunliang Wu, Nitin Minocha, Eshita Pal, Mukesh Kumar, Vishal Bhusare, Shashank Tiwari, Dhiraj Lote, Chaitanya Mali, Ameya Kulkarni, Sarang Tamhankar3. CFD model development for two-phase flowsMarco Colombo, M. Fairweather, Simon P. Walker, Mukesh Kumar, Avinash Moharana, Arun K. Nayak, Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi, Arnab Dasgupta, Dinesh K. Chandraker, Tanskanen Vesa, Patel Giteshkumar4. Evaluation of safety of light-water-cooled reactors using CFDThomas Höhne5. Design of passive safety systems for advanced reactors using CFDJyeshtharaj B. Joshi, Arun K. Nayak, Nitin Minocha, Eshita Pal, Ankur Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Avinash Moharana6. Modelling of core melt scenarios in nuclear reactorsArun K. Nayak, Parimal P. Kulkarni, Pradeep Pandey, Sumit V. Prasad7. Application of CFD for assessment of containment safetySunil Ganju, Aditya Karanam, Shubham Mishra, Nandan Saha, Bhuvaneshwar Gera, Priyanshu Goyal, Pavan K. Sharma, Ashish V. Shelke8. Modeling of fire with CFD for nuclear power plants (NPPs)Pavan K. Sharma9. Applications of computational fluid dynamics in design of sodium-cooled fast reactorsKaruppanna Velusamy10. CFD and systems thermal-hydraulic analysis in the design and safety assessment of high-temperature reactorsPieter G. Rousseau, Charl G. Du Toit, Herman J. Van Antwerpen11. Heat transfer and computational fluid dynamics for molten salt reactor technologiesPiyush Sabharwall, Manuele Aufiero, Massimiliano Fratoni12. Conclusions and future recommendationJyeshtharaj B. Joshi, Arun K. Nayak
