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Course on Natural Circulation Phenomena and Modelling in Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors | (smr 1848)
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  • Monday, 25 June 2007
    • 08:30 - 10:00 --- Registration and administrative formalities ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
      • 08:30 --- Registration and administrative formalities --- 1h30'
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks / Course Objectives
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks / Course Objectives 30'
        Speaker: J. Cleveland / J.N. Reyes (IAEA, Vienna, Austria / Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:15 (T1) Overview of Global Developments of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 (T1) Overview of Global Developments of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants 45'
        Speaker: J. Cleveland (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:15 - 12:00 (T3) Applications of Natural Circulation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:15 (T3) Applications of Natural Circulation Systems 45'
        Speaker: N. Aksan (Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villingen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 --- Lunch break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 --- Lunch break --- 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 (T2) Natural Circulation Systems: Advantages & Challenges
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 (T2) Natural Circulation Systems: Advantages & Challenges 1h0'
        Speaker: P.K. Vijayan (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 (T4) Local Phenomena Associated with Natural Circulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 (T4) Local Phenomena Associated with Natural Circulation 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Saha (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 (T5) Local Phenomena Associated with Natural Circulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 (T5) Local Phenomena Associated with Natural Circulation 1h0'
        Speaker: D. Saha (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:00 (T10) Governing Equations in Two-Phase Natural Circulation Flows
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 17:30 (T10) Governing Equations in Two-Phase Natural Circulation Flows 30'
        Speaker: J.N. Reyes (Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:00 - 18:30 Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 18:00 Discussion 30'
    • 19:00 - 20:30 --- Reception ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 19:00 --- Reception --- 1h30'
  • Tuesday, 26 June 2007
    • 08:30 - 09:30 (T25) Numerical Techniques of Natural Circulation: History and Background
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 (T25) Numerical Techniques of Natural Circulation: History and Background 1h0'
        Speaker: J.C. Ferreri (Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN), Buenos Aires, Argentina)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 (T6) Introduction to Instabilities in Natural Circulation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 (T6) Introduction to Instabilities in Natural Circulation Systems 1h0'
        Speaker: P.K. Vijayan (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 (T7) Insights into Natural Circulation Stability
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 (T7) Insights into Natural Circulation Stability 1h0'
        Speaker: F. D'Auria (Università di Pisa, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 --- Lunch break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 --- Lunch break --- 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 (T8) Stability Analysis of NC Based Systems: Pressure Tube Type BWR and Steam Generators
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 (T8) Stability Analysis of NC Based Systems: Pressure Tube Type BWR and Steam Generators 1h0'
        Speaker: P.K. Vijayan (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 (T26) Numerical Techniques and Stability in Natural Circulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 (T26) Numerical Techniques and Stability in Natural Circulation 1h0'
        Speaker: J.C. Ferreri (Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN), Buenos Aires, Argentina)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 (T12) The Boiling Water Reactor Stability
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 (T12) The Boiling Water Reactor Stability 1h0'
        Speaker: F. D'Auria (Università di Pisa, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 (T13) The Boiling Water Reactor Stability
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 17:30 (T13) The Boiling Water Reactor Stability 1h0'
        Speaker: F. D'Auria (Università di Pisa, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:30 - 19:00 Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 18:30 Discussion 30'
  • Wednesday, 27 June 2007
    • 08:30 - 09:30 (T22) Overview on Some Aspects of Safety Requirements and Considerations for Future Nuclear Reactors
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 (T22) Overview on Some Aspects of Safety Requirements and Considerations for Future Nuclear Reactors 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Aksan (Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villingen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 (T11) Coupled 3D Neutron Kinetics and Thermal-Hydraulics Techniques and Relevance for the Design of Natural Circulation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 (T11) Coupled 3D Neutron Kinetics and Thermal-Hydraulics Techniques and Relevance for the Design of Natural Circulation Systems 1h0'
        Speaker: D'Auria (Università di Pisa, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 (T16) The CSNI Separate Effects Test and Integral Test Facility Matrices for Validation of Best-Estimate Thermal Hydraulic Computer Codes
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 (T16) The CSNI Separate Effects Test and Integral Test Facility Matrices for Validation of Best-Estimate Thermal Hydraulic Computer Codes 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Aksan (Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villingen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 --- Lunch break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 --- Lunch break --- 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 (T9) AP600 and AP1000 Passive Safety System Design & Testing in APEX
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 (T9) AP600 and AP1000 Passive Safety System Design & Testing in APEX 1h0'
        Speaker: J.N. Reyes (Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 (T18) Overview on PANDA test Facility and ISP-42 PANDA Tests Data Base
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 (T18) Overview on PANDA test Facility and ISP-42 PANDA Tests Data Base 1h0'
        Speaker: N. Aksan (Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villingen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 --- Coffee break --- 
      After the coffee break, free time until social dinner for all participants in the Course
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 19:00 - 20:30 --- Buffet dinner ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 19:00 --- Buffet dinner --- 1h30'
  • Thursday, 28 June 2007
    • 08:30 - 09:00 (T21a) Examples of Natural Circulation in PHWR
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 (T21a) Examples of Natural Circulation in PHWR 30'
        Speaker: D. Saha (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:00 - 09:30 (T21b) Selected Examples of Natural Circulation for Small Break LOCA and Some Severe Accident Conditions
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 (T21b) Selected Examples of Natural Circulation for Small Break LOCA and Some Severe Accident Conditions 30'
        Speaker: N. Aksan (Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Villingen, Switzerland)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 (T17) Flow Stagnation and Thermal Stratification in Single and Two-Phase Natural Circulation Loops
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 (T17) Flow Stagnation and Thermal Stratification in Single and Two-Phase Natural Circulation Loops 1h0'
        Speaker: J.N. Reyes (Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 (T15) Experimental Validation and Data Base of Simple Loop Facilities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 (T15) Experimental Validation and Data Base of Simple Loop Facilities 1h0'
        Speaker: P.K. Vijayan (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 --- Lunch break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:00 --- Lunch break --- 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 (T14) Integral System Experiment Scaling Methodology
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 (T14) Integral System Experiment Scaling Methodology 1h0'
        Speaker: J.N. Reyes (Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 (T20) Use of Natural Circulation Flow Map
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 15:00 (T20) Use of Natural Circulation Flow Map 1h0'
        Speaker: F. D'Auria (Università di Pisa, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 (T27) Why CFD is Needed for NC, and CFD Code Verification and Validation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 (T27) Why CFD is Needed for NC, and CFD Code Verification and Validation 1h0'
        Speaker: Y. Hassan (Texas A&M University, College Station, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:30 (T28) Coupled CFD Codes and Thermo-Hydraulic System Codes for NC System
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 17:30 (T28) Coupled CFD Codes and Thermo-Hydraulic System Codes for NC System 1h0'
        Speaker: Y. Hassan (Texas A&M University, College Station, USA)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 18:30 - 19:00 Discussion and assignment of tasks for exam 
      Completed exams are due at 8:30 am on Friday
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 18:30 Discussion and assignment of tasks for exam 30'
  • Friday, 29 June 2007
    • 08:30 - 08:30 Completed exams due
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Completed exams due
    • 08:31 - 09:30 (T23) Reliability of Passive Safety Systems that Utilize Natural Circulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:31 (T23) Reliability of Passive Safety Systems that Utilize Natural Circulation 59'
        Speaker: M. Marques (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA), Cadarache, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 (T24) Reliability of Passive Safety Systems that Utilize Natural Circulation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 (T24) Reliability of Passive Safety Systems that Utilize Natural Circulation 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Marques (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA), Cadarache, France)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 --- Coffee break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 --- Coffee break --- 30'
    • 11:00 - 13:00 Exam presentations (G1, G2, G3, G4)
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Exam presentations (G1, G2, G3, G4) 2h0'
    • 13:00 - 14:00 --- Lunch break ---
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 13:00 --- Lunch break --- 1h0'
    • 14:45 - 15:30 Coffee
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:45 Coffee 45'
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