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Author:

Habte, Melaku

Title:

Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of Two Phase Closed thermosyphon Cooling System for New Cold Neutron Source Moderator of Breazeale Research Reactor at Penn State

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Dryout Temperature
Two-phase CFD Modeling
FLUENT
Cold Neutron Source
Moderator Cooling
Nucleate Boiling
CFD
Two-Phase Heat Transfer
Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon
Cryogenic Temperatrure
Thermodynamics of Thermosyphon
Liquid Neon Cooling

File:

Download MelakuHabteDissertation2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenan Unlu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Xiantao Li, Committee Member

Author:

Riley, Michael Patrick

Title:

Spacer Grid Induced Heat Transfer Enhancement In A Rod Bundle Under Reflood Conditions

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Reflood
Dispersed Flow Film Boiling
Spacer Grid
Heat Transfer Enhancement
Two-Phase Flow
Loss of Coolant Accident

File:

Download Michael_Rileys_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Stephen Bajorek, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

Author:

Mohanta, Lokanath

Title:

Theoretical and experimental study of inverted annular film boiling and regime transition during reflood transients

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Two-phase heat transfer
Subcooled flow film boiling
Regime Transition
Rod bundle
Spacer Grid
Stability of Co-axial jets

File:

Download Lokanath_PhD_Dissertation_Expt_Theory_IAFB_Regime_Transition.pdf

Committee Members:

Fan Bill B Cheung, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member
Timothy Francis Miller, Committee Member
Stephen M Bajorek, Special Member