Boiling Water Test Loop
The purpose of this porject is to design and build a boiling water test loop that recreates the conditions seen in a commercialboiling water reactor by changing the flow and thermal inputs.
Team CFD
Team CFD is sponosored by Dr. Akira Tokuhiro and is mentored by Adam Oster. The design team consists of four seniors at the University of Idaho: Andrew Dahlke (Mechanical Engineering), Adam Leschber (Mechanical Engineering), Dakota Nickerson (Mechanical Engineering), and Kyle Pflueger (Mechanical Engineering). In cooperation with Dr. Tokuhiro and the Idaho National Laboratory we will set out to design and create a boiling water test loop.Idaho National Laboratory?
The Idaho National Laboratory, or INL, was established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station, and for many years was the site of the largest concentration of nuclear reactors in the world. Fifty-two nuclear reactors were built, including the U.S. Navy's first prototype nuclear propulsion plant. During the 1970s, the laboratory's mission broadened into other areas, such as biotechnology, energy and materials research, and conservation and renewable energy (inl.gov).Learn more about the INL at their website.
Important Dates:
10-2 Snapshot Day: Project learning12-4 Snapshot Day: Conceptual Design