Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
July 18, 2016
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in collaboration with Ohio State University and Argonne National Laboratory, proposes to perform detailed uncertainty quantification to determine the applicable ranges and associated measurement uncertainties in simulated two-phase boiling flows. The best combination of these techniques will be determined for different flow regimes in test sections of different geometries. Tests will be performed in two existing air-water flow loops in PI’s and university co-PI’s laboratories: the first one consisting of a test section of a 30 mm × 10 mm rectangular channel and the second a 50-mm inner diameter (ID) round pipe test section. The third validation experiment will be performed in a heated rod bundle test facility that will be designed and constructed under this project.