ISNPS Publications: Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) Plants

  1. Buden , D., M. S. El-Genk, A. Parlos, J. Mims, J. McGhee, and S. Lapin, Pellet Bed Reactor Concept. Final Report, U.S. DOE San Francisco Operation, Contract No. DE-AC03-86SF16508, , 1987, .
  2. Dobranich, D. and M.S. El-Genk, Heat Transfer and Thermal Stress Analysis of Multi-Layered Fuel Particles. Proc. 7th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, 2, 1026-1032, 1990, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991htts.rept.....D.
  3. Morley, N.J. and M.S. El-Genk, Passive Decay Heat Removal in the PeBR Concept for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. Proc. 9th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, AIP No.246(3), 955-966, 1992, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/246/1/955_1?isAuthorized=no.
  4. Morley, N.J. and M.S. El-Genk, Manned Mars Rover Powered by a Nuclear Reactor: Radiation Shield Analysis. J. Nuclear Technology, 99, 188-202, 1992, http://www.researchgate.net/publication/255000611_Manned_mars_rover_powered_by_a_nuclear_reactor_Radiation_shield_analysis.
  5. El-Genk, M.S., N.J. Morley, D.G. Pelaccio, A. Juhasz, Pellet Bed Reactor Concepts for Nuclear Propulsion Applications. J. Propulsion and Power, 10(6), 817-827, 1994, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994JPP....10..817E.
  6. Pelaccio, D.G., M.S. El-Genk, and D.P. Butt, Hydrogen Corrosion Considerations of Carbide Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Applications. J. Propulsion and Power, 11(6), 1338-1348, 1995, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/3.23977?journalCode=jpp.
  7. El-Genk, M.S., High-Energy-Utilization, Dual-Mode System Concept for Mars Missions. J. Propulsion and Power, 17(2), 340-346, 2001, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/504/1/1290_1?isAuthorized=no.
  8. Rodriquez, S. B., D. Louie, R. O. Gauntt, F. Gelbard, P. Pickard, R. Cole, K. McFadden, T. Drennen, B., MELCOR-H2 Benchmarking of the SNL Transient Sulfuric Acid Decomposition Experiments. Proceedings AICHE Spring Meeting, , , 2006, https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/s07/techprogram/P81208.HTM.
  9. El-Genk, M.S., and Jean-Michel Tournier, Noble Gases Binary Mixtures for Brayton Commercial Nuclear Power Plants. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc., 95, 915-916, 2006, https://getinfo.de/app/Noble-Gases-Binary-Mixtures-for-Brayton-Commercial/id/BLCP%3ACN061929822.
  10. Tournier, J.-M., M. S. El-Genk, and B. Gallo, Best Estimates of Binary Mixtures Properties for Closed Brayton Cycle Space Applications. Proceedings of International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC-2006, Paper No. AAIA-2006-4154, , 2006, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2006-4154.
  11. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Selection of Noble Gas Binary Mixtures for Brayton Space Reactor Power Systems. Proceedings of International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC-2006, Paper No. AAIA-2006-4168, , 2006, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2006-4168.
  12. El-Genk, M. S., and J.-M. Tournier, Noble Gas, Binary Mixtures for Commercial Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems. Proceedings 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, , , 2007, http://www.researchgate.net/publication/237346937_Noble_gas_binary_mixtures_for_commercial_gas-cooled_reactor_power_plants.
  13. El-Genk, M. S., and Jean-Michel Tournier, Noble Gas Binary Mixtures for CBC Space Reactor Power Systems. J. Propulsion and Power, 23(4), 863-873, 2007, http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18938509.
  14. Tournier, J.-M. and M. S. El-Genk, Alternative Working Fluids to Reduce Size of Turbomachinery for VHTR Plants. Proceedings of International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 08), American Nuclear Society, Paper # 8072, , 2008, https://getinfo.de/app/Alternative-Working-Fluids-to-Reduce-Size-of-Turbomachinery/id/BLCP%3ACN072519448.
  15. Rodriguez, S. B. and M. S. El-Genk, Using Helicoides to Eliminate 'Hot Streaking' in the VHTR Lower Plenum. Proceedings of International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 08), American Nuclear Society, Paper # 8079, , 2008, .
  16. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Properties of Noble Gases and Binary Mixtures for Closed Brayton Cycle Applications. J. Energy Conversion and Management Special Issue on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, 49(3), 469-492, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890407002592.
  17. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Properties of Helium, Nitrogen, and He-N2 Binary Gas Mixtures. J. Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 22(3), 442-456, 2008, .
  18. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Transport Properties of He-N2 Binary Mixtures for CBC Space Applications. Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-08), AIP Conference Proceedings No.969, 637-647, 2008, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AIPC..969..637T.
  19. Mohamed S. El-Genk and J.M. Tournier, On the Use of Noble Gases and Binary Mixtures as Reactor Coolants and CBC Working Fluids. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 49(7), 1882-1891, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890407004347.
  20. El-Genk, M. S., J.-M. Tournier, Noble Gas Binary Mixtures for Gas-Cooled Reactor Power Plants. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(6), 1353-1372, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549307005614.
  21. Rodriguez, S. B, D. Louie, F. Gelbard, M. S. El-Genk, R. O. Gauntt, J.-M. Tournier, R. Cole, F. Gelbrad, K. McFadden, S. T. Revankar, and K. Vierow, T. Drennen, B. Martin, F. Espinoza, and L. Archuleta, Transient Analysis of Sulfur-Iodine Cycle Experiments and Very High Temperature Reactor Simulations using MELCOR-H2. J. Nuclear Technology, 166, 76-85, 2009, http://www.ans.org/store/j_6970.
  22. El-Genk, M. S. and Jean-Michel Tournier, Performance Analyses of VHTR Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. J. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 51, 526-542, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014919700800139X.
  23. Gallo. B. M, and M.S. El-Genk, Brayton Rotating Units for Space Reactor Power Systems. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 50(9), 2210-2232, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890409001733.
  24. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Axial Flow, Multi-Stage Turbine and Compressor Models. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 51, 16-29, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890409003124.
  25. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, P. J.-M., On the Performance of VHTR Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. ASME J. Engineering of Gas Turbine and Power, 132, 032902-1 - 032902-7, 2009, http://gasturbinespower.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1427450.
  26. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, J.-M., Small Size Turbo-Machines for HTR Plants. Proceedings ASME Power Conference (Power2009), Paper # POWER2009-81171, , 2009, http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1627640.
  27. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, J.-M., Effects of Working Fluid and Shaft Rotation Speed on the Performance of HTR Plants and the Size of CBC Turbo-Machine. J. Nuclear Eng. & Design, 239, 1811-1827, 2010, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549309002969.
  28. El-Genk. M. S. and Gallo, B. M., High-Power Brayton Rotating Unit for Space Reactor and Solar Power System. J. Propulsion and Power, 26, 167-176, 2010, http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=22329112.
  29. Rodriguez, S. B., and El-Genk, M. S., Numerical Investigation of Potential Elimination of hot streaking and stratification in the VHTR lower plenum using helicoid inserts. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 240, 995-1004, 2010, http://www.citeulike.org/article/6641451.
  30. El-Genk, M. S., Tournier, J.-M., P., and Gallo, B. M., Dynamic Simulation of a Space Reactor System with Closed Brayton Cycle Loops. J. Propulsion and Power, 26(3), 394-406, 2010, http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=22791002.
  31. Rodriguez, S. B. and El-Genk, M. S., Cooling of an Isothermal plate using a Triangular Array of Swirling Air Jets. Proceedings 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Paper# IHTC14-22170, , 2010, http://asmedl.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=ASMECP002010049408000501000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes.
  32. El-Genk, M. S., and Tournier, J.-M., On the Performance of Very High Temperature Reactor Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. ASME J. Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 132, 032902-1 - 032902-7, 2010, http://asmedl.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ000132000003032902000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes.
  33. Rodriguez, S. B. and El-Genk, M. S., On enhancing VHTR Lower Plenum Heat Transfer and Mixing via Swirling Jets. Proceedings 10th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP, Paper # 10160, , 2010, https://getinfo.de/app/On-Enhancing-VHTR-Lower-Plenum-Heat-Transfer-and/id/BLCP%3ACN076692955.
  34. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, J.-M., On Modes and Kinetics of Nuclear Graphite Oxidation in Massive Air or Steam Ingress. Proceedings 10th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP, Paper # 10159, , 2010, https://getinfo.de/app/On-Modes-and-Kinetics-of-Nuclear-Graphite-Oxidation/id/BLCP%3ACN076693028.
  35. Rodriguez, S. B., S. Domino and M. S. El-Genk, Fluid Flow and heat Transfer Analysis of the VHTR Lower Plenum Using the FUEGO CFD Code. Proceedings CFD for Nuclear Reactor Safety (CFD4NRS-3), , , 2010, http://www.oecd-nea.org/nsd/csni/cfd/workshops/CFD4NRS-3/technical-papers/7/7.1%20_Advanced%20Reactors_2.pdf.
  36. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Graphite Oxidation Simulation in HTR Accident Conditions: Development of a Graphite Oxidation Kinetics Model. Technical Report No. UNM-ISNPS-1-2010, University of New Mexico, , 2010, .
  37. Rodriguez, S. B. and M. S. El-Genk, Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Analysis of VHTR Lower Plenum. Proceedings 11th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP-2011), Paper # 11247, , 2011, http://icapp.ans.org/icapp11/program/abstracts/11247.pdf.
  38. M. S. El-Genk and Jean-Michel P. Tournier, Development and Validation of a Model for the Chemical Kinetics of Graphite Oxidation. J. Nuclear Materials, 411, 193-207, 2011, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311511001802.
  39. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. P. Tournier, Comparison of Oxidation Model Predictions with Gasification Data of IG-110, IG-430 and NBG-25 Nuclear Graphite. J. Nuclear Materials, 420, 141-158, 2012, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311511008774.
  40. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. P. Tournier, Validation of an Oxidation Model for NBG-18 Nuclear Graphite. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 250, 142-155, 2012, http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-0c0bdd98-39b4-3369-8fb5-22679580231d.
  41. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. P. Tournier, Diffusion Velocity Correlation for Nuclear Graphite Gasification at High Temperatures and Low Reynolds Numbers. Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP’12), paper No. 12022, , 24-28, 2012, .
  42. El-Genk, M. S and J.-M. P. Tournier, Comparison of Gasification Kinetics Parameters of Different Types of Nuclear Graphite. Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP’12), paper No. 12023, , 24-28, 2012, .
  43. Travis, B. W. and M. S. El-Genk, An Effective Thermal-Hydraulics Methodology for Prismatic Core HTGR and VHTR. Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP’12), paper No. 12061, , 24-28, 2012, .
  44. El-Genk, M. S., J-M. P. Tournier and B. W. Travis, Graphite Oxidation Simulation in HTR Accident Conditions –Final and 3rd Year Technical Report. Technical Report No. UNM-ISNPS-1-2012, Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Stud, , 2012, .
  45. Rodriguez, S.B., F. A. Espinoza, S.L. Steinberg and M. S. El-Genk, Towards a Unified Swirl Vortex Model. 42nd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Paper # AIAA-06112012, 25 – 28, 2012, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2012-3354.
  46. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. P. Tournier, Sherwood Number Correlation for Nuclear Graphite Gasification at high Temperatures. J. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 62, 26-36, 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197012001035.
  47. Boyce, W. T. and M. S. El-Genk, Numerical Simulation and Turbulent Convection Heat Transfer Correlation for Coolant Channels in a Very-High-Temperature Reactor. J. Heat Transfer Engineering, 34(1), 1-14., 2013, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01457632.2013.694727#.UvElJz1dWxo.
  48. Boyce, W. T. and M. S. El-Genk, Thermal-Hydraulics Analyses of 1/6 Prismatic VHTR Core and Fuel Element with and without Bypass Flow. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 67, 326-341, 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890412004396.
  49. El-Genk, M. S. and J. -M. P. Tournier, Transient Gasification in an NBG-18 Coolant Channel of a VHTR Prismatic Fuel Element. J. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 64, 16-30, 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197012001394.
  50. El-Genk, M. S. and J. -M. P. Tournier, Chemical Kinetics Parameters of Nuclear Graphite Gasification. J. Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 7(3), 258-284, 2013, http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=52169.
  51. El-Genk, M. S., Recent Advances on Gasification of Nuclear Graphite: A Chemical Reactions Kinetics Approach. In Proceedings of 14th International Nuclear Graphite Specialist Meeting (INGSM14), , , 2013, .
  52. El-Genk, M. S., C. I. Contescu and J. -M. Tournier, Gasfication of PCEA Graphite: Experiments, Chemical Kinetics, and Model Validation. In Proceedings of 14th International Nuclear Graphite Specialist Meeting (INGSM14), , , 2013, .
  53. El-Genk, M. S. and J. -M. Tournier, Advances in Gasification of Nuclear Graphite: Chemical-Reactions Kinetics Model Validation and Analyses Results. In Graphite, Properties, Occurrences and Uses Book, Ch-1, 24838, 2013, https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44243.
  54. El-Genk, M.S., J.-M. Tournier, and C. I. Contescu, Chemical Kinetics Parameters and Model Validation for the Gasification of PCEA Nuclear Graphite. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 444(1), 112-128, 2014, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022311513011069.
  55. Rodriguez, S. B. and M.S. El-Genk, On Eliminating 'Hot Streaking' and Stratifcation in the VHTR Lower Plenum Using Helicoid Inserts. Proc. High Temperature Reactor Conference (HTR2008), Paper # HTR2008-58292, , 2008, http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/data/Conferences/HTR2008/70830/783_1.pdf.
  56. Liscum-Powell, J. and M.S. El-Genk, Design and Optimization of the Pellet Bed Reactor for Bimodal Space Power and Propulsion Applications. Final Report No. UNM-ISNPS 2-95, , , 1995, .
  57. Tournier, J. -M., and M.S. El-Genk, Models of Turbine and Compressor Units for MELCOR Secondary System Modules. ISNPS 2-2006, , , 2006, .
  58. El-Genk, M.S. and Tournier, J.M, Thermo-Chemical Generation of Hydrogen using high Temperature Gas-cooled power cycle modeling recommendation in MELCOR. ISNPS Report NO 3-2006, , , 2006, .
  59. El-Genk, M.S. and Tournier, J.M, Gas-Cooled reactor point kinetics Model for MELCOR-H2. ISNPS Report NO 1-2007, , , 2007, .
  60. El-Genk, M.S. and J. M. Tournier, Comparison of Oxidation Model with Gasification data of IG-110, IG-430, and NBG-25 Nuclear Graphite, and Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Convection Heat Transfer in Coolant Channels . ISNPS Report No. 1-2011, , , 2011, .
  61. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, A Point Kinetics Model and Dynamic Simulation of Next Generation Nuclear Reactor. J. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 92, 91-103, 2016, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197016301500.
  62. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Reliable and Safe Thermal Coupling of Generation-IV VHTR to a Hydrogen Fuel Production Complex. J. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, , , 2017, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904917301026.
  63. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Passive and Safe Thermal Coupling of Generation-IV VHTR to Hydrogen Fuel Production Complex. Proceedings Int. Conference on Advances in Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering (ASEE17), , , 2017, .
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