Characterization of the Finite Element Computational Fluid Dynamics Capabilities in the Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment
The Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE) is a code package that couples a variety of physics modules, allowing for highly accessible multiphysics simulations. The physics modules include a finite-element Navier-Stokes (N-S) module that is designed to solve laminar fluid dynamics problems. The usage of this module in multiple recent studies coupled with the growing […]
A mortar thermomechanical contact computational framework for nuclear fuel performance simulation
Nuclear fuel performance simulations involve the modeling of complex physical phenomena, rang- ing from fission gas release to fuel swelling and other temperature-induced effects. For light-water reactors (LWRs), swelling of the fuel and the pressure it imposes on the clad when they come into contact causes permanent clad deformation. Accurately characterizing the fuel-cladding interaction, which […]