Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an instrumental tool used in tackling the challenges of flow behavior and safety within nuclear reactor cores. Traditional CFD methods like finite volume, finite element, and finite difference have driven significant progress in nuclear engineering, particularly...
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| description | Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an instrumental tool used in tackling the challenges of flow behavior and safety within nuclear reactor cores. Traditional CFD methods like finite volume, finite element, and finite difference have driven significant progress in nuclear engineering, particularly in single-phase and two-phase flow modeling, multiscale analysis, and multiphysics coupling. However, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), an advancing CFD tool for nuclear reactor subchannel study, remains underexplored in this field. LBM takes a unique mesoscopic approach by modeling particle distributions on a discrete lattice, offering a bridge between microscopic dynamics and macroscopic continuum behavior. Since the integration of LBM into the Lattice Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook (LBGK) model, it has significantly advanced, proving its efficiency in handling complex flow conditions. This review explores the potential of LBM in nuclear reactor subchannel applications. This study emphasizes LBM as a robust computational tool for subchannel study by highlighting its strengths, limitations, and future possibilities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9848cfa77ec944bbaab4f1fc191d64ba2025-08-20T03:47:58ZengMDPI AGFluids2311-55212025-04-0110510910.3390/fluids10050109Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review StudyAbutiatey Eugene0Pil-Seung Chung1Department of Nanoscience and Engineering, Inje University, 197 Inje-ro, Gimhae-si 50834, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Energy Engineering, Inje University, 197 Inje-ro, Gimhae-si 50834, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of KoreaComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an instrumental tool used in tackling the challenges of flow behavior and safety within nuclear reactor cores. Traditional CFD methods like finite volume, finite element, and finite difference have driven significant progress in nuclear engineering, particularly in single-phase and two-phase flow modeling, multiscale analysis, and multiphysics coupling. However, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), an advancing CFD tool for nuclear reactor subchannel study, remains underexplored in this field. LBM takes a unique mesoscopic approach by modeling particle distributions on a discrete lattice, offering a bridge between microscopic dynamics and macroscopic continuum behavior. Since the integration of LBM into the Lattice Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook (LBGK) model, it has significantly advanced, proving its efficiency in handling complex flow conditions. This review explores the potential of LBM in nuclear reactor subchannel applications. This study emphasizes LBM as a robust computational tool for subchannel study by highlighting its strengths, limitations, and future possibilities.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/10/5/109computational fluid dynamicslattice Boltzmann methodsubchannel analysisnuclear reactorthermal hydraulics |
| spellingShingle | Abutiatey Eugene Pil-Seung Chung Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study Fluids computational fluid dynamics lattice Boltzmann method subchannel analysis nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics |
| title | Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study |
| title_full | Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study |
| title_fullStr | Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study |
| title_short | Subchannel Reactor Studies: Applications and Advances Using Lattice Boltzmann Method—Comprehensive Review Study |
| title_sort | subchannel reactor studies applications and advances using lattice boltzmann method comprehensive review study |
| topic | computational fluid dynamics lattice Boltzmann method subchannel analysis nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics |
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