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)
CASE (CCFE)
Sponsor
Research Project(s)
- Fusion blanket systems studies
Researcher(s)
The coupling of RELAP and STAR-CCM+ (CD Adapco/EPSRC)
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)
CARE (Computation for Advanced Reactor Engineering) (EPSRC)
This is a multi-University Consortium Grant, bringing together computational nuclear researchers in Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and Imperial 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:
- Mike Fireweather (University of Leeds)
- Dominique Laurence (University of Manchester)
- Mike Reeks (University of Newcastle)
- Chris Pain (Imperial College)
- Simon Walker (Imperial College)
The main researchers in this group are:
- Nicolas Cinosi
Validation and verification of critical heat flux prediction (EPSRC)
Thermal hydraulics for boiling and passive systems (EPSRC)
Sponsor
Critical heat flux analysis in non-circular channels (MoD/EPSRC)
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