Publications & Grants

Publications:

Evaluation of Length Scales and Meshing Requirements for Resolving Two-Phase Flow Regime Transitions Using the Level Set Method: Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021), JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 143(6). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049934
Progress in multiphase computational fluid dynamics: Lahey, R. T., Jr., Baglietto, E., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.111018
Two-Phase Turbulence Statistics from High Fidelity Dispersed Droplet Flow Simulations in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Sub-Channel with Mixing Vanes: Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021), FLUIDS, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids6020072
Annular Flow Simulation Supported by Iterative In-Memory Mesh Adaptation: Fang, J., Purser, M. K., Smith, C., Balakrishnan, R., Bolotnov, I. A., & Jansen, K. E. (2020), NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2020.1743577
Exploring Two-Phase Flow Regime Transition Mechanisms Using High-Resolution Virtual Experiments: Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020), NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2020.1722543
Interface capturing simulations of bubble population effects in PWR subchannels: Cambareri, J. J., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110709
Interface-Resolved Simulations of Reactor Flows: Fang, J., Cambareri, J. J., Li, M., Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020). [Review of , ]. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, 206(2), 133–149. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1620056
Machine-learning based error prediction approach for coarse-grid Computational Fluid Dynamics (CG-CFD): Hanna, B. N., Dinh, N. T., Youngblood, R. W., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020), PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103140
Simulation scaling studies of reactor core two-phase flow using direct numerical simulation: Cambareri, J. J., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020, March), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, Vol. 358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110435
The evaporation and condensation model with interface tracking: Li, M., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.119256

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Grants:

Two-Phase Flow DNS Phase 2 Project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(5/01/21 – 10/31/22)

Plasma Breakdown and Instabilities in the Multiphase Plasma-Gas Bubble-Liquid System
National Science Foundation (NSF)(5/01/21 – 4/30/24)

Multiple Bubble Boiling Simulation Scaling and Evaluation
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(9/08/20 – 11/30/20)

Center for thermal-fluids application in nuclear energy: Establishing the knowledge base for thermal-hydraulic multiscale simulation to accelerate the deployment of advanced reactors.
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/20 – 9/30/23)

Pilot Study on Two-Phase flow DNS Application to Heat Transfer Enhancement Pipe
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(7/01/20 – 12/31/20)

Computationally Efficient Prediction of Containment Thermal Hydraulics Using Multi-Scale Simulation
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(11/21/16 – 9/30/18)

Research and Technical Assistance Related to Severe Accidents in Nuclear Power Plants
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission(9/08/16 – 6/30/19)

Computationally Efficient Prediction of Containment Thermal Hydraulics Using Multi-Scale Simulation: Feasibility Study (FY 16 NUC)
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(12/23/15 – 9/30/16)

Development and Application of a Data-Driven Methodology for Validation of Risk Informed Safety Margin Characterization Models
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/16 – 12/30/20)

Development and Validation of a Societal Risk Goal for Nuclear Power Plant Safety (2014-2015)
US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(11/04/14 – 9/30/15)