Abstract: This paper deals with assessment of two CFD codes (commercial code FLUENT and free/open source software OpenFOAM) for predicting free surface flows relevant to Nuclear Reactor Safety (NRS). Three validation cases attributed to Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) problems are calculated and compared with experimental data. The numerical results are in good agreement with measurements for all cases considered in the work. Both codes provide high-fidelity predictions of free surface flows and can be extensively exploited for reactor safety analysis.
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Alexander Churbanov, "Prediction of Free Surface Flows Relevant to PTS Problems," WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics, vol. 10, pp. 116-124, 2015, DOI:
Alexander Churbanov. Prediction of Free Surface Flows Relevant to PTS Problems.
WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics. 2015;10:116-124.