International Multi-Physics Validation

North Carolina State University, Nuclear Engineering Department, 1121 Burlington Laboratories (Duke Energy Conference Room), 2500 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-7909

The Workshop is under the auspices of the Expert Group on Multi-Physics Experimental data, Benchmarks, and Validation (EGMPEBV) at NEA/OECD. The focus of the workshop is the validation of novel high-fidelity multi-physics modeling and simulation tools within the work scope of Task Force 2 (TF2) of EGMPEBV.

Maria Avarmova (mnavramo@ncsu.edu) – Local Organizer and Co-Chair of the Workshop

Kumar Rohatgi (rohatgi@bnl.gov) – Leader of TF2 of EGMPEBV and Co-Chair of the Workshop

 

Agenda

Thursday, June 14, 2018
09:00 am – 09:10 am Welcome and opening remarks – Maria Avramova
09:10 am – 09:30 am Status of TF2 activities – Kumar Rohatgi
09:30 am – 09:50 am Status of sub task 3 report – validation of traditional multi-physics methods and tools – Maria Avramova
09:50 am – 10:10 am Status of sub task 4 report – validation of novel multi-physics methods and tools – Kumar Rohatgi
10:10 am – 10:30 am Coffee break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Visit of the NCSU PULSTAR Reactor
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Lunch
01:00 pm – 01:30 pm Potential of the NCSU PULSTAR research reactor for multi-physics validation experiments – Ayman Hawari
01:30 pm – 02:00 pm Update on the CASL Watts Bar 1 multi-physics benchmark specifications – Lesogo Moloko
02:00 pm – 02:30 pm Update on MPCMIV benchmark – Alessandro Petruzzi
02:30 pm – 03:00 pm Coffee break
03:00 pm – 03:30 pm Presentation on ASME V&V Division Approach – Kumar Rohatgi
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Update on Rostov-2 multi-physics benchmark – Maria Avramova, Kostadin Ivanov
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm Thermal-hydraulic Database Status – Kumar Rohatgi
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Discussion of the new Expert Group on Core Thermal-Hydraulics – Maria Avramova, Kostadin Ivanov

 

Friday, June 15, 2018
09:00 am – 09:30 am EC McSAFE Project: High Performance Monte Carlo Methods for Safety Demonstration – Status and Perspectives – Luigi Mercatali
09:30 am – 10:00 am Presentation on US DOE CASL challenge problems, PIRT, and validation plans – David Kropaczek
10:00 am – 10:20 am Model calibration utilizing nuclear power plant core follow data – Paul Turinsky, David Kropaczek
10:20 am – 10:30 am Coffee break
10:30 am – 11:00 am Discussion of the Summary of the Scientific Seminar held at IRSN in February 2018 – “Phenomenological V&UQ with respect to BEPU needs, role of QPIRT in a Validation Matrix establishment” – Evgeny Ivanov
11:00 am – 11:30 am Use of big data techniques for multi-physics validation – Nam Dinh
11:30 am – 12:00 pm PCMM approach – Nam Dinh
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Lunch
01:00 pm – 01:30 pm Introducing education component (project) of multi-physics validation activities – educational program consisting of biannual workshop, semester course, and book – Kumar Rohatgi, Maria Avramova, Kostadin Ivanov
01:30 pm – 02:00 pm Discussions of establishment of PIRTs for challenging problems – Nam Dinh
02:00 pm – 02:30 pm Discussions of Sub Task 5 – development of validation matrix and gap analyses – Alessandro Petruzzi/Kumar Rohatgi
02:30 pm – 03:00 pm Coffee break
03:00 pm – 03:30 pm Discussions of development of requirements for validation; boundary conditions, initial conditions, geometry, instrumentations – Alessandro Petruzzi
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Discussions of development of general guidelines/procedures for validation based on available examples – Kostadin Ivanov
04:00 pm – 04:40 pm Roundtable discussions of TF2 activities, deliverables, schedule and action plan – Kumar Rohatgi
04:40 pm – 05:00 pm Conclusions and closing remarks – Maria Avramova