Research grants and contracts
- Fundamental studies of boiling in nuclear reactors (ASCOMP/EPSRC)
- CASE (CCFE)
- The coupling of RELAP and STAR-CCM+ (CD Adapco/EPSRC)
- The incorporation of BEPU approaches into PSA (Corporate Risk Associates/EPSRC)
- Level II PSA and operator actions (Corporate Risk Associates/EPSRC)
- CARE (Computation for Advanced Reactor Engineering) (EPSRC)
- Validation and verification of critical heat flux prediction (EPSRC)
- Thermal hydraulics for boiling and passive systems (EPSRC)
- Critical heat flux analysis in non-circular channels (MoD/EPSRC)
- Nuclear thermal hydraulics (Rolls Royce)
Fundamental studies of boiling in nuclear reactors (ASCOMP/EPSRC)
Sponsor(s):
Investigators:
CASE (CCFE)
The coupling of RELAP and STAR-CCM+ (CD Adapco/EPSRC)
Sponsor
The incorporation of BEPU approaches into PSA (Corporate Risk Associates/EPSRC)
Sponsor
- CRA
- EPSRC
Researcher(s)
Level II PSA and operator actions (Corporate Risk Associates/EPSRC)
Sponsor
CARE (Computation for Advanced Reactor Engineering) (EPSRC)
This is a multi-University Consortium Grant, bringing together computational nuclear researchers in Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College.
Sponsor
Research Project(s)
Links to the principal projects being performed within this present group are under:
- Nuclear thermal hydraulic analysis using coupled CFD and nuclear system codes
- Modelling of flow boiling and the prediction of the critical heat flux using CFD-based methods
- Computer Analysis of Buoyancy Driven Flows
Researcher(s)
Links to the websites of the individual main investigators at these institutions are:
- (University of Leeds)
- (University of Manchester)
- (University of Newcastle)
- (51³Ô¹ÏÍø College)
- (51³Ô¹ÏÍø College)
The main researchers in this group are:
- Nicolas Cinosi
Validation and verification of critical heat flux prediction (EPSRC)
Sponsor
Researcher(s)
- Nicolas Cinosi
Thermal hydraulics for boiling and passive systems (EPSRC)
Sponsor
Critical heat flux analysis in non-circular channels (MoD/EPSRC)
Sponsor
Researcher(s)
- Jonathan Manning
Nuclear thermal hydraulics (Rolls Royce)
Sponsor
Research Project(s)
- Coupling of CFD and systems codes
- Phenomenological Modeling of CHF in non-circular ducts
- Single-phase flow in non-circular ducts
- Modelling of flow boiling and the prediction of the critical heat flux using CFD-based methods
- Computer Analysis of Buoyancy Driven Flows
- Fundamental microscopic multi-physics modelling of boiling
Researcher(s)
- Morgan Cowper
- Ifeanyi Ezemonye-Agwuegbo
- David Harland
- Ronak Thakrar
- Frederic Sebilleau
- Giovanni Giustini
Contact details
Dr Michael Bluck
Head of Nuclear Engineering Group
Mechanical Engineering
Tel: ++44 (0)20 7594 7055
Email: m.bluck@imperial.ac.uk