KNOO
part of the Research Councils UK Energy Programme
 
 
 

2nd Annual Meeting, 3rd - 5th July 2007

 

Abstract Book

 
Session 1

Welcome to HMS Sultan and Security Brief - Paul Chard-Tuckey

KNOO Overview - Robin Grimes

Overview of WP1 - Simon Walker

Overview of WP2 - Andrew Sherry

Overview of WP3 - Simon Biggs

Overview of WP4 - Tony Goddard

 
Session 2
The Nuclear Decomissioning Authority - Neil Smart

Structure and defect stability of calcium fluorapatite - Emily Michie

Microstructural characterisation of nuclear grade graphite using high resolution techniques - Abbie Jones

Colloidal properties of magnesium hydroxide - Aurelien Pitois

Multi-pin coupled reflood model - Badreddine Belhouachi

Potential cements for high water content sludges - Neil Milestone

 
Session 3

Overview of Nexia Solutions - Graham Fairhall

PhD research into integrated uncertainty modelling - Andrew Hagues
Interactions of droplets with hot surfaces: Modelling and Experiments - Despoina Chatzikiriakou
Plutonium behaviour in fuel storage ponds - Steven Parry
Refined large eddy simulation for reactor thermal-hydraulics studies - Dominique Laurence
Supporting research - towards a KNOO CFD benchmarking activity - contribution from FLUIDITY - Matthew Piggot
 
Session 4
The Current Generation of Nuclear Power Stations - Bob Ainsworth
Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamic Processes in PWR Reflood - Caroline Masson
Ultrasonic waveguides for remote high temperature NDT - Frederic Cegla
Towards multiscale  fully  coupled safety modelling for innovative reactors - Christopher Pain
Supporting research  - integration of innovative reactor physics/radiation transport methods into transient modelling - Matthew Eaton
Buoyancy effects on turbulence in AGR channels - Stefano Rolfo
 
Session 5
Rolls Royce Marine - Mark Cheeseman
Computer simulation of fission gases in UO2 - David Parfitt
Atmospheric induced stress corrosion cracking - Tony Cook
Measurement of internal strains in nuclear graphite - David Smith
Deformation characteristics and residual stresses in zirconium - Olivier Zanellato
Wasteform design and processing for a sustainable fuel cycle - Neil Hyatt
 
Session 6
AWE - Gary Burnell
Simulation Approaches for Sludge Rheology - Martin Whittle
PhD research on coupled fault modelling for GFR - Jason Dunstall
Modelling and Simulation of Single-Phase and Particle-Laden Impinging Flows and Flows in Straight Ducts - Mike Fairweather
PhD research on coupled fault modelling for  HTR/ VHTR - Brendan Tollit
Concluding comments - Robin Grimes
 
 
Posters
Microstructural Characterisation of Nuclear Grade Graphite using High Resolution Techniques - Abbie Jones
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Atmospheric-Induced
Stress Corrosion Cracking (AISCC) in Austenitic Stainless Steels - Tony Cook
Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamic Processes in PWR Reflood - Yiyun Jessy Zeng
Interactions of droplets with hot solid surfaces - Despoina Chatzkiriakou
ZrC1‐x as a Factor in the Disposal of Spent Gen IV VHTR Fuel - Heather Jackson
The Characterisation of Nuclear Graphites in UK Reactors Scheduled for Decommissioning - Lorraine McDermott
Bristol University Wireless Sensor Node - Neville McNeill

Deformation Mechanisms in Zircaloy-4 - Olivier Zanellato

Internal strain measurement in graphite and glass - Soheil Nakhodchi
Buoyancy effects on turbulence in AGR  fuel channels - Stefano Rolfo

Application of the v2-ƒ turbulence model to forced, mixed and natural convection  - Stefano Rolfo

Study of Residual Stress Field in a Stainless Steel Bead-on-Plate (BOP) Simulation Benchmark Sample - Supiro Ganguly

Turbulent natural convection between horizontal coaxial cylinders - Yacine Addad

The negatively buoyant wall-jet: LES results - Yacine Addad