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Mousseau, Vincent A.

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DOE OSTI2022

Improved Uncertainty Quantification with Advanced Reactor Application

This document provides an overview of the economic and technical challenges related to bringing small modular reactors to market and then presents an outline for how to address the new challenges. The purpose of this project was to proactively design software for its intended use to provide a strategic positioning for work in the future. This project seeks to augment the short-term stop-gap approach of trying to use legacy software well outside of its range of applicability.

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DOE OSTI2021

Simple Heat Pipe Model

This is a simple model designed to run fast but still maintain the key physics and feedback mechanisms of a heat pipe. First, the capillary pressure is a function of the liquid working fluid volume fraction. Second, the boiling and condensation are based on the saturation temperature that is based on the heat pipe pressure. When the pressure goes up, the saturation temperature goes up and the vapor rains on the wick. When the pressure goes down, the saturation temperature goes down and the liquid in the entire wick boils. This is how the heat pipe adjusts to stay robust under different temperatures and heat fluxes.

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