Heat Transfer in Nuclear Reactor Steam Generators and Heat Exchangers
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B4: Nuclear Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nuclear safety related to thermal hydraulics; heat transfer phenomena including forced convection; natural convection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In response to the unprecedented surge in electricity demand driven by the expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence, enormous global efforts are being undertaken. However, securing energy sources that act as alternatives to conventional fossil fuel power plants, which emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, remains challenging. As a result, nuclear energy is receiving significant attention due to its high energy density and zero greenhouse gas emissions. In particular, the global nuclear industry has been focused on the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), which can provide consistent power output for specific locations. One of the key advantages of SMRs is the modularization of major components, allowing for factory fabrication, shipment, and installation as complete assemblies, thereby shortening construction schedules. For this reason, conventional steam generators and heat exchangers need to be replaced by compact types suitable for SMRs.
This Special Issue aims to present various types of steam generators and heat exchangers applicable to both water-cooled and non-water-cooled reactors.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Applicability of technologies to water-cooled and non-water-cooled reactors, whether they be conventional reactors or SMRs;
- Design and manufacture;
- Thermal–hydraulic analysis;
- Single- and two-phase heat exchange;
- Severe accident condition;
- Optimization;
- Advanced modeling approaches;
- Operation and maintenance.
Prof. Dr. Haekyun Park
Dr. Taeseok Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heat exchanger
- steam generator
- small modular reactor
- optimization
- thermal–hydraulic analysis
- modeling
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