ANN-based model integrated in thermal-hydraulics codes: A case study of two-phase wall friction model

Nguyen Van Thai1, Nguyen Ngoc Dat2
1 HUST
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Accurate prediction of two-phase parameters is essential for the development, operation and safety of nuclear power plants. In this paper, the ANN-based model has been developed, implemented with PDE (Partial Differential Equation) solver in case study of two-phase frictional pressure drop prediction.

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Nguyen Van Thai, HUST

Department of Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Physics
School of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Nguyen Ngoc Dat, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Graduate School, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea

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