Thermal-hydraulics of Innovative Nuclear Systems

Project Information

THINS

Grant agreement ID: 249337

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2010

End date 31 January 2015

Funded under

• EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection

Total cost € 10 592 854,80

EU contribution € 5 941 810,80

Coordinated by

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
Germany

Objective

For the long-term development of nuclear power, innovative nuclear systems such as Gen-IV reactors and transmutation systems need to be developed for meeting future energy challenges. Thermal-hydraulics is recognized as a key scientific subject in the development of innovative reactor systems. This project is devoted to important crosscutting thermal-hydraulic issues encountered in various innovative nuclear systems, such as advanced reactor core thermal-hydraulics, single phase mixed convection and turbulence, specific multiphase flow, and code coupling and qualification. The main objectives of the project are: • Generation of a data base for the development and validation of new models and codes describing the selected crosscutting thermal-hydraulic phenomena. This data base contains both experimental data and data from direct numerical simulations (DNS). • Development of new physical models and modeling approaches for more accurate description of the crosscutting thermal-hydraulic phenomena such as heat transfer and flow mixing, turbulent flow modeling for a wide range of Prandtl numbers, and modeling of flows under strong influence of buoyancy. • Improvement of the numerical engineering tools and establishment of a numerical platform for the design analysis of the innovative nuclear systems. This platform contains numerical codes of various classes of spatial scales, i.e. system analysis, sub-channel analysis and CFD codes, their coupling and the guidelines for their applications. The project will achieve optimum usage of available European resources in experimental facilities, numerical tools and expertise. It will establish a new common platform of research results and research infrastructure. The main outcomes of the project will be a synergized infrastructure for thermal-hydraulic research of innovative nuclear systems in Europe.

Programme(s)

• FP7-EURATOM-FISSION - EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection

Topic(s)

• Fission-2009-2.3.1 - Thermal hydraulic issues and development of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) codes for advanced reactor systems

Call for proposal

FP7-Fission-2009
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

• EU contribution: € 1 325 157,00
• Address: KAISERSTRASSE 12 ; 76131 Karlsruhe ; Germany
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Karlsruhe › Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Xu Cheng (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (23)

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• EU contribution: € 229 000,00
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Daniel Naccache (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

STUDIECENTRUM VOOR KERNENERGIE / CENTRE D'ETUDE DE L'ENERGIE NUCLEAIRE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 610 828,00
• Address: AVENUE HERRMANN DEBROUX 40 ; 1160 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Griet Vanderperren (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Italy

• EU contribution: € 494 000,00
• Address: LUNGOTEVERE GRANDE AMMIRAGLIO THAON DI REVEL 76 ; 00196 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Paride Meloni (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 447 000,00
• Address: WESTERDUINWEG 3 ; 1755 LE Petten
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Kop van Noord-Holland
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Ferry Roelofs (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 219 600,00
• Address: FORSCHUNGSTRASSE 111 ; 5232 Villigen Psi
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Nordwestschweiz › Aargau
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Irene Walthert (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM DRESDEN-ROSSENDORF EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 415 500,00
• Address: BAUTZNER LANDSTRASSE 400 ; 01328 Dresden
• Region: Sachsen › Dresden › Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rainer Maletti (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 419 560,00
• Address: BRINELLVAGEN 8 ; 100 44 Stockholm
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Monica Thorèn (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 381 399,00
• Address: STEVINWEG 1 ; 2628 CN Delft
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Delft en Westland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Rogier Van Loghem (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DI PISA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 131 700,00
• Address: LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44 ; 56126 Pisa
• Region: Centro (IT) › Toscana › Pisa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Francesco Oriolo (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 115 000,00
• Address: VIA UNIVERSITA 4 ; 41121 Modena
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Modena
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Angelo Oreste Andrisano (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 100 000,00
• Address: VIA ZAMBONI 33 ; 40126 Bologna
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Carmen Auricchio (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ANSALDO NUCLEARE SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 12 734,00
• Address: VIA LORENZI NICOLA 8 ; 16152 Genova
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Liguria › Genova
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Giuliano Locatelli (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Computational Dynamics Limited

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 64 000,00
• Address: GREAT NORTH ROAD 85 ; AL9 5BS HATFIELD
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Emilio Baglietto (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN

Slovenia

• EU contribution: € 48 000,00
• Address: Jamova 39 ; 1000 Ljubljana
• Region: Slovenija › Zahodna Slovenija › Osrednjeslovenska
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jadran Lenarcic (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 66 976,80
• Address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD ; SW7 2AZ LONDON
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Westminster
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Shaun Power (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ASCOMP GmbH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 237 600,00
• Address: TECHNOPARKSTRASSE 1 EINSTEIN H22 ; 8005 Zurich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Djamel Lakehal (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE

France

• EU contribution: € 102 357,00
• Address: AV DE LA DIVISION LECLERC 31 ; 92260 Fontenay Aux Roses
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Didier Mestraletti (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

GESELLSCHAFT FUR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) gGmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 160 700,00
• Address: SCHWERTNERGASSE 1 ; 50667 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ellen Zybill (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO DI RICERCA, SVILUPPO E STUDI SUPERIORI IN SARDEGNA SOCIETÀ A RESPONSABILITÀ LIMITATA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 74 500,00
• Address: LOCALITA PISCINA MANNA EDIFICIO 1 ; 09050 Pula Cagliari
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Alessandro Milletti (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 94 200,00
• Address: PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1 ; 1348 Louvain La Neuve
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Brabant Wallon › Arr. Nivelles
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Yann Bartosiewicz (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 131 999,00
• Address: Arcisstrasse 21 ; 80333 Muenchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ulrike Ronchetti (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

LAPPEENRANNAN-LAHDEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO LUT

Finland

• EU contribution: € 60 000,00
• Address: YLIOPISTONKATU 34 ; 53850 Lappeenranta
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Etelä-Suomi › Etelä-Karjala
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Riitta Kyrki-Rajamäki (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION

United States

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 7607 EASTMARK DRIVE EASTMARK CENTRE STE 112 ; 77840 COLLEGE STATION TX
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: David Hollingsworth (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data