Research Activity
Research is
developed in the frame of Nuclear Plant Safety. The following fields are mainly
addressed:
1. Experimental analysis of
basic thermal-hydraulic phenomena
o
heat and mass transfer:
evaporation and condensation
o
falling film statistical
characterisation
o
natural and gas-injection
enhanced circulation
2. Modelling of basic
thermal-hydraulic phenomena and plant transients
o
heat and mass transfer:
evaporation and condensation
o
annular flow in vertical
channels
o
numerical methods for heat
conduction and fluid-dynamics
o
codes for the analysis of
thermal-hydraulic plant transients
3. Computational analysis of
fluid-dinamic instability problems
o
boiling channel instabilities
o
single-phase thermosyphon
loop instabilities
o
natural convection in
cavities
4. Validation and
application of codes for the safety analysis of nuclear power plants