• openAccess   A New Coupled CFD/Neutron Kinetics System for High Fidelity Simulations of LWR Core Phenomena: Proof of Concept 

      Pérez Mañes, Jorge; Sánchez Espinoza, Víctor Hugo; chiva, sergio; Stieglitz, Robert Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2014-05)
      The Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is investigating the application of the meso- and microscale analysis for the prediction of local safety parameters ...
    • openAccess   CFD Turbulence Study of PWR Spacer-Grids in a Rod Bundle 

      Peña Monferrer, Carlos; Muñoz-Cobo, Jose-Luis; chiva, sergio Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2014-06)
      Nuclear fuel bundles include spacers essentially for mechanical stability and to influence the flow dynamics and heat transfer phenomena along the fuel rods. This work presents the analysis of the turbulence effects of a ...
    • openAccess   Validation of NEPTUNE-CFD Two-Phase Flow Models Using Experimental Data 

      Pérez Mañes, Jorge; Sánchez Espinoza, Víctor Hugo; chiva, sergio; Böttcher, Michael; Stieglitz, Robert Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2014-06)
      This paper deals with the validation of the two-phase flow models of the CFD code NEPTUNEC-CFD using experimental data provided by the OECD BWR BFBT and PSBT Benchmark. Since the two-phase models of CFD codes are extensively ...