| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297719 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents use of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) based turbulence model for single-phase CFD analysis of flow in pressurized water reactor (PWR) assemblies. An open source code called OpenFoam was used for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study using computational meshes generated using Shari Harpoon. The PWR assembly design used in this analysis represents a 5 × 5 pin design including structural grid equipped with mixing vanes. The design specifications used in this study were obtained from the experimental setup at Texas A&M University and the results obtained are used to validate the CFD software, algorithm, and the turbulence model used in this analysis.
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Authors
A. Gandhir, Y. Hassan,