The 2003 International RELAP5 Users Seminar was held August 27-29th in West Yellowstone, Montana. Forty participants from Europe and Asia, and from across the United States attended. There were twenty five papers presented encompassing development, validation, and application activities using RELAP5-3D as well as other versions.
The following list of papers and/or presentations is in chronological order in which they were presented at the conference. Click on one of the following titles to view the paper or presentation.
Paper Title
Authors
Organization
Status of RELAP5-3D Development and Application
Gary Johnsen
INL
Improvements to the RELAP5-3D Turbine Model
Cliff B. DavisW. L. Weaver
Improvements to the RELAP5-3D Radiation/Conduction Enclosure Model
W. L. Weaver
The Addition of Noncondensable Gases into RELAP5-3D for Analysis of High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors Advanced LWRs and HTGRs
Cliff B. DavisChang H. Oh
RELAP5-3D Compressor Model
James Fisher
An Algorithm to Correct for Control Rod Cusping in the NESTLE Multidimensional Neutronics Module of RELAP5-3D
B.R. BandiniD.L. AumiilerE. T. Tomlinson
Bechtel Bettis Inc.
Programming Improvements in RELAP5-3D
George L. Mesina
RELAP5-3D User Reported Problems & Requested Improvements
Richard Riemke
A Comparison of the Momentum Equations in RELAP5-3D and Fluent
Richard R. SchultzRichard A. RiemkeCliff B. DavisGreg Nurnberg
INLFluent Inc.
Coupling RELAP5-3D and Fluent for VHTR Analysis
David G. SchowalterRichard R. SchultzWalt L. Weaver
Fluent, Inc. INL
Modeling of two-phase flow and boiling with Fluent
Nilanjana BasuAndrey TroshkoGreg Nurnberg
Fluent, Inc.
Prismatic Core VHTR Analysis using RELAP5-3D/ATHENA
Paul D. Bayless
A Parametric Study of the Thermal- Hydraulic Response of Supercritical Light Water Reactors During Loss-of-Feedwater and Turbine-Trip Events
Cliff B. DavisJacopo BuongiornoPhilip E. MacDonald
Relap-3D Integrated Primary System Reactor (IPSR) Simulations
Emilian Popov
ORNL
Peach Bottom Turbine Trip Benchmark analysis with RELAP5-3D coupled code
Francesco D'Auria
University of Pisa
Simulation of a Reactor Coolant Pump Asymmetric Transient Occurred in Vandellòs-II NPP
Francesc ReventosLluis BatetCarme PretelJavier MonfortAntonio Marti
Technical University of Catalonia
RELAP5-3D model for the PANDA facility. Application to the simulation of an ISP-42 experiment
Francesc ReventosLluis BatetJavier MonfortCarme Pretel
RELAP5-3D Validation Study Using MB-2 Prototypical Steam Generator Steady State Data
Art RugglesAaron SawyerMartin WilliamsonKe Zhao
University of Tennessee
SCDAP/RELAP5-3D© Analyses Supporting Improved In-Vessel Retention Margins for High Power Reactors
D.L. KnudsonJ.L. Rempe
An Unmet Challenge: Application of SCDAP/RELAP5-3D to Analysis of Severe Accidents for Light Water Nuclear Reactors with Heavily Fouled Cores
Robert H. Leyse
INZ, Inc.
Modeling of Supercritical Pressurized Water Reactors with SCDAP/RELAP5-3D
L.J. SiefkenC.B. DavisE.A. Harvego
Framatome ANP's Realistic Large Break LOCA Methodology
K. E. Calson
Framatome ANP
Comment on a Numerical Horizontal Flow Anomaly and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
K. Schneider
Extension of SNAP Model Editor to Support the RELAP5-3D Code
Terry Gitnick
ISL
RELAP5-3D RGUI Java Interface
Guy GrinnellGeorge L. Mesina
University of Idaho, INL
