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Reference Number | EP/I012427/1 | |
Title | Validation & Verification for Critical Heat Flux and CFD | |
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 No email address given Department of Mechanical Engineering Imperial College London |
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Award Type | Standard | |
Funding Source | EPSRC | |
Start Date | 01 September 2011 | |
End Date | 31 May 2015 | |
Duration | 45 months | |
Total Grant Value | £207,496 | |
Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
Region | London | |
Programme | Energy : Energy | |
Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr S Walker , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (99.997%) |
Other Investigator | Dr R Issa , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr MJ Bluck , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor GF Hewitt , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) |
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Objectives | ||
Abstract | The behaviour of nuclear reactors must be thoroughly analysed under a range of normal operation and (especially) fault conditions. Computer programmes that simulate the flow of fluids, (such as 'Computational Fluid Dynamics codes, or CFD codes') can in principle help with this. However, the complexities of the phenomena to be analysed are such that these codes need to be thoroughly validated against good measurements made in suitable experimental rigs. Under this proposal a team of UK researchers will collaborate with colleagues at BARC in India, where there are excellent such experimental facilities available. Experiments will be designed and analysed jointly, and used to validate such codes | |
Publications | (none) |
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Final Report | (none) |
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Added to Database | 10/01/11 |