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Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Professor Min Seop Song

Min Seop Song

송민섭

Assistant Professor · Principal Investigator

My work builds on nuclear thermal-hydraulics to study the components and design concepts of next-generation reactors. Combining CFD analysis, flow visualization experiments, and thermodynamic system calculations, I focus on establishing how well a simulation model actually explains the real flow.

Nuclear thermal-hydraulicsSMR components and design conceptsCFD analysis and validationFlow visualization experiments (PIV · MRV · MIR)Thermodynamic cycles and system code analysis
Background, papers and courses

Ph.D. Students

Ph.D. Students

  • Hyun Gi Moon

    문현기

    Ph.D. Student

    Research Interests

    • Thermal hydraulics of advanced reactors
    • Optimization of flow path geometry
    • Flow visualization experiment
    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Reactor system code analysis

M.S.–Ph.D. Integrated Course

M.S.–Ph.D. Integrated Course

  • Jin Su Kim

    김진수

    M.S.–Ph.D. Integrated Course Student

    Research Interests

    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Development of a probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) model for floating molten salt reactors
    • Thermal hydraulic analysis of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS)-structured heat exchangers

  • Hyuk Joon Lee

    이혁준

    M.S.–Ph.D. Integrated Course Student

    Research Interests

    • Experimental investigation of flow fields using a particle image velocimeter (PIV)
    • Investigation of flow structures inside a printed circuit heat exchanger (PCHE)
    • Analysis and design of an SMR system

M.S. Students

M.S. Students

  • Seong Min Hong

    홍성민

    M.S. Student

    Research Interests

    • Development of advanced Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies, including standard design licensing and innovative passive safety systems
    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis

  • Sang Oh Shin

    신상오

    M.S. Student

    Research Interests

    • Three-dimensional bubble shape reconstruction from two orthogonal images using convolutional neural networks (CNN)
    • Experimental investigation of flow fields using magnetic resonance velocimetry (MRV) and particle image velocimetry (PIV)
    • Optical flow measurement using refractive index matching methods
    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Numerical modeling and analysis of two-phase flow phenomena

  • Inhan Kang

    강인한

    M.S. Student

    Research Interests

    • Dynamic probabilistic safety assessment (DPSA) of molten salt reactors through simulation-based risk quantification using RAVEN
    • State-based modeling of integrated plant response for accident sequence timing analysis in DPSA using EMRALD
    • Development of a probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) model for floating molten salt reactors

Alumni

Alumni

  • Bum Jin Cho

    조범진

    M.S.

    Now in Doctoral studies

    Research Interests

    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Deep learning-based reduced order modeling for computational fluid dynamics
    • Analysis of flow patterns and thermal performance in helical coil heat exchanger
    • Flow visualization experiment

  • Chae Hyeon Song

    송채현

    M.S.

    Now in Nuclear industry

    Research Interests

    • AI-based Computational Fluid Dynamics for Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics
    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Flow visualization experiment

Former Members

Former Members

  • Jang Hun Han

    한장훈

    M.S.–Ph.D. Integrated Course

    Now in Founded a company

    Research Interests

    • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
    • Investigation of heat transfer enhancement techniques utilizing helical coil heat exchanger
    • Numerical modeling and analysis of two-phase flow phenomena
    • Development and performance analysis of thermal energy storage systems with metal foam materials

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