NEUP DECP-24-32344: Lagrangian Particle Tracking Methods for Multiscale Graphite Dust Transport in Pebble Bed Reactors

Graphite dust poses a challenge to graphite-moderated reactors, acting as a mobile source term and impediment to heat transfer. This project will develop a new capability for Lagrangian particle tracking methods in MOOSE. We will deploy these numerical methods to a multiscale full primary loop model of a pebble bed reactor using Pronghorn and SAM, in order to explore key questions regarding graphite dust transport physics, operations and maintenance strategies, and source term.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PI	April Novak