@inproceedings{119eb0a4835e4571a71f8b1a96cb9fdf,
title = "High fidelity modeling of Pellet-CLAD interaction using the CASL virtual environment for reactor applications",
abstract = "The Tiamat code is being developed by CASL (Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors) as an integrated tool for predicting pellet-clad interaction and improving the high-fidelity core simulator. Tiamat integrates the advanced core simulator capabilities of CASL, VERA-CS, with the multi-dimensional Bison-CASL fuel performance code. VERA-CS provides the coupling of the COBRA-TF sub-channel thermal hydraulics and fuel heat transfer capability with either the Insilico or MPACT neutronics solvers. This report discusses the two neutronics components of VERA and provides a parametric study of the performance of Tiamat using both neutronics codes and a comparison with the VERA-CS version of both. It is demonstrated that Tiamat is robustly capable of modeling pellet-clad interaction and highlights some differences in results due to inclusion of a rigorous fuel performance model rather than simple rod heat transfer.",
keywords = "Bison-CASL, COBRA-TF(CTF), Insilico, MPACT, Tiamat",
author = "Clarno, \{K. T.\} and Pawlowski, \{R. P.\} and Montgomery, \{R. O.\} and Evans, \{T. M.\} and Collins, \{B. S.\} and B. Kochunas and D. Gaston and Turner, \{J. A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright (2015) by the American Nuclear Society.; Mathematics and Computations, Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo International Conference, M and C+SNA+MC 2015 ; Conference date: 19-04-2015 Through 23-04-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
series = "Mathematics and Computations, Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo International Conference, M and C+SNA+MC 2015",
publisher = "American Nuclear Society",
pages = "2345--2359",
booktitle = "Mathematics and Computations, Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications and Monte Carlo International Conference, M and C+SNA+MC 2015",
}