Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/K007777/1 | |
| Title | Thermal Hydraulics for Boiling and Passive Systems | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 75%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr S Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 18 March 2013 | |
| End Date | 17 December 2015 | |
| Duration | 33 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £797,147 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr S Walker , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| Other Investigator | Professor GF Hewitt , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Dr R Issa , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London Dr MJ Bluck , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London Dr S He , Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield Professor M Fairweather , Inst of Particle Science & Engineering, University of Leeds |
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| Abstract | New nuclear power stations are likely to be a major contributor to energy security and reduction of carbon emissions. Such reactors will almost certainly be water-cooled. Whilst water is a very good coolant, steam is not, and the water coolant can become steam under certain conditions. The three themes of this project are each aimed at developing a better understanding of when this transition occurs, and developing better techniques to predict this. This project is an international collaboration, between scientists at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in India, and groups at three UK universities. The better techniques will be based on experimental measurements of boiling systems to be conducted at BARC, in conjunction with the UK participants, and the development of computational models based on these | |
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| Added to Database | 09/10/12 | |
