Igor Bolotnov
Professor of Nuclear Engineering

- 518-542-8939
- igor_bolotnov@ncsu.edu
- Burlington Laboratory 2153
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Dr. Bolotnov holds a joint faculty appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and actively collaborates with Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycles Division. He teaches reactor engineering (NE-402/502) and multiscale simulation of two-phase flow (MAE/NE-577) courses.
Dr. Bolotnov specializes in computational fluid dynamics applications in nuclear reactor engineering in general, and in multiphase turbulent flow. Dr. Bolotnov research has been supported by the Department of Energy’s Consortium for Advanced Simulation of LWRs (CASL), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, DOE’s NEUP program, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) among others. Bolotnov’s Multiphase research group has vast experience and capability with high-performance-computing enabled CFD simulation of complex single- and multi-phase flow, using PHASTA code.
Dr. Bolotnov is currently serving as Secretary for the Thermal Hydraulics Division of American Nuclear Society (ANS). In addition, he has been appointed the Associate Editor for Annals of Nuclear Energy.
Education
Engineering Physics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Engineering Physics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applied Mathematics and Informatics
Bashkir State University, Russia
Research Description
The Multiphase Research Group focuses on using multiscale approaches for nuclear reactor simulations, development of new spectral cascade transfer multiphase flow turbulence models, and direct numerical simulation of single and multiphase turbulent flows.
Publications
- Data-Driven RANS Turbulence Closures for Forced Convection Flow in Reactor Downcomer Geometry
- Iskhakov, A. S., Tai, C.-K., Bolotnov, I. A., Nguyen, T., Merzari, E., Shaver, D. R., & Dinh, N. T. (2023, March 16), NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2185056
- Direct numerical simulation of heat transfer on a deformable vapor bubble rising in superheated liquid
- Li, J., Liao, Y., Bolotnov, I. A., Zhou, P., Lucas, D., Li, Q., & Gong, L. (2023), PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 35(2). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0137675
- Interface Capturing Flow Boiling Simulations in a Compact Heat Exchanger
- Iskhakova, A., Kondo, Y., Tanimoto, K., Dinh, N. T., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2023), ASME JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 145(4). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056688
- A Perspective on Data-Driven Coarse Grid Modeling for System Level Thermal Hydraulics
- Iskhakov, A. S., Tai, C.-K., Bolotnov, I. A., & Dinh, N. T. (2022, September 10), NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2107864
- An adaptive knowledge-based data-driven approach for turbulence modeling using ensemble learning technique under complex flow configuration: 3D PWR sub-channel with DNS data
- Zhu, Y., Dinh, N. T., Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2022), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111814
- Complex bubble deformation and break-up dynamics studies using interface capturing approach (vol 3, pg 139, 2021)
- Fan, Y., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. (2022, June), EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MULTIPHASE FLOW, Vol. 4, pp. 191–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42757-021-0127-1
- Development of machine learning framework for interface force closures based on bubble tracking data
- Tai, C.-K., Evdokimov, I., Schlegel, F., Bolotnov, I. A., & Lucas, D. (2022), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.112032
- Direct Numerical Simulation of Bubble Formation Through a Submerged "Flute" With Experimental Validation
- Pillai, N., Sponsel, N. L., Stapelmann, K., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2022), JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 144(2). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052051
- High-fidelity pool boiling simulations on multiple nucleation sites using interface capturing method
- Fan, Y., Li, M., Pointer, W. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2022), NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.112004
- Plasma breakdown in bubbles passing between two pin electrodes
- Pillai, N., Sponsel, N. L., Mast, J. T., Kushner, M. J., Bolotnov, I. A., & Stapelmann, K. (2022), JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 55(47). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac9538
Grants
- Pilot Study on Two-Phase Flow DNS Application to Heat Transfer Enhancement Pipe
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(10/01/22 - 5/15/23)
- PHASTA PID CONTROLLER
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(11/01/22 - 3/07/23)
- Two Phase Flow Modeling and Simulation – CNP Core Project 7
- Consortium for Nuclear Power (CNP)(7/01/22 - 6/30/23)
- ICS Heat Exchange Optimization, CNP Core Project 8
- Consortium for Nuclear Power (CNP)(7/01/22 - 6/30/23)
- Biocatalyst Interactions with Gases (BIG) Collaboration
- Novo Nordisk Foundation(9/01/22 - 8/31/27)
- High-performance computing studies of HFIR flow channel
- Oak Ridge National Laboratories - UT-Battelle LLC(8/26/21 - 3/31/22)
- Two-Phase Flow DNS Phase 2 Project
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.(5/01/21 - 10/31/22)
- Plasma Breakdown and Instabilities in the Multiphase Plasma-Gas Bubble-Liquid System
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(5/01/21 - 4/30/24)
- Multiple Bubble Boiling Simulation Scaling and Evaluation
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(9/08/20 - 11/30/20)
- Center for thermal-fluids application in nuclear energy: Establishing the knowledge base for thermal-hydraulic multiscale simulation to accelerate the deployment of advanced reactors.
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(10/01/20 - 9/30/23)