HEATS Lab focuses on the experimental and computational investigation of thermal-hydraulic phenomena relevant to nuclear power safety and fusion technology. The Laboratory’s main capabilities include:
Experimental Facilities and Equipment
- PHILUS – high-pressure annular flow facility
- LUNA ODiSI – Optical Distributed Sensor Interrogator
- High-speed camera
- 5L 3,000 psia Autoclave with quartz windows
- 5 kW power supply (0-20 Vdc, 0-250 Adc)
- ASTM B117 Corrosion test chamber
Research Tools
- Thermal-hydraulic system code: TRACE/SNAP (NRC)
- Severe accident: MELCOR, MACCS (SNL/NRC)
- Subchannel analysis: COBRA-TF (NEAMS)
- Statistic software: OriginPro, Statistica
- Machine Learning
- Others: Mathematica, Matlab, Fortran, C/C++, Python, Labview
Research Interests
- Two-Phase Heat Transfer Phenomena
- Boiling Heat Transfer
- Critical Heat Flux (CHF)
- Post-CHF Heat Transfer
- Inverse Heat Transfer
- Computational System Analysis
- Subchannel Analysis
- Severe Accidents
- Risk Analysis
- Safety