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The 2025 Annual Technical Meeting of CCP-NTH
June 19 @ 10:30 am - June 20 @ 3:00 pm BST
We are pleased to announce that the Joint Annual Technical Meeting (ATM) of SIG and CCP NTH this year is now open for registration. This meeting will be held on 19-20 June 2025 at Nuclear Skills Academy, Infinity Park Way, Infinity Park, Derby, DE24 9FU, UK
It will be an excellent opportunity for all of us, researchers or industrialists, to meet and discuss research and development progress and plans, and to strengthen existing or establish new collaborations. Attendance at the meeting, inclusive of refreshments, lunches, and dinner, is complimentary for all participants. Additionally, CCP NTH will cover accommodation expenses for academic and student attendees on June 19th. Industry participants are kindly requested to arrange their accommodation independently.
Enquires should be directed to Wei Wang (wei.wang@stfc.ac.uk) or Ryan Tunstall (Ryan.Tunstall@Rolls-Royce.com)
Programme
UKFN Special Interest Group in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics (SIG-NTH) and Collaborative Computational Project for Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics (CCP-NTH) Annual Technical Meeting
19th and 20th June 2025
Nuclear Skills Academy, Infinity Park Way, Infinity Park, Derby, DE24 9FU, UK
Thursday 19th June
10:30 – 11:00 Registration
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome – Wei Wang & Ryan Tunstall
11:10 – 11:25 The Nuclear Skills Academy – Jason Pimborough, University of Derby
11:25 – 12:30 The UK NTH Community Today (chaired by Ryan Tunstall)
Round the room ~ 1 minute introduction from each attendee
12:30 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 14:00 CCP-NTH Updates (chaired by Shuisheng He)
13:20 – 13:45 CCP-NTH Overview – Shuisheng He, University of Sheffield
13:45 – 14:00 CCP-NTH Research software development and maintenances – Wei Wang, STFC
14:00 – 14:40 Government/UKRI perspectives (chaired by Shuisheng He)
14:00 – 14:20 Update from the Nuclear Innovation & Research Office – Daniel Mathers, Executive Director, Nuclear Innovation and Research Office(NIRO)
14:20 – 14:40 An overview of the UKRI DRI programme and recent investments – Afia Masood, Portfolio Manager, EPSRC, UKRI
14:40 – 16:00 Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics (chaired by Steve Graham)
14:40 – 15:00 On bubble microlayers and conjugate heat transfer – Borja Diaz-Guardamino, University of Manchester
15:00 – 15:20 Investigation of the thermal interactions between zirconium oxide and water – Matthew Val Meyers, University of Manchester
15:20 – 15:40 Evaluation of bubble departure diameter models for component-scale modelling of boiling – Jakub Cranmer, University of Manchester
15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break + Group Photo
16:00 – 16:20 Comprehensive assessments of boiling models through combinatorial variations of heat flux partitioning and bubble parameter closures – Omid Bidar, University of Sheffield
16:20 – 16:40 Coarse-grid CFD modelling for two-phase flows within nuclear reactor cores – Jeggathishwaran Panisilvam, University of Sheffield
16:40 – 18:00 Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Modelling Methods (chaired by Wei Wang)
16:40 – 17:00 Development of a Fluid-as-a-Solid Approximation for Modelling Coolant Channels in High Temperature Gas Reactors with Reduced Computational Cost – David Barton, Rolls-Royce
17:00 – 17:20 Modelling of LOFA transient in a prismatic HTGR core using Subchannel CFD – Bo Liu, STFC
17:20 – 17:40 An Analytical Wall Function for improved Heat Transfer Modelling in code_saturne – Dean Wilson, University of Manchester
17:40 – 18:00 Recent development of a hybrid RANS-LES framework based on the divergence-free synthetic eddy method (DFSEM) – Jundi He, University of Manchester
19:00 Dinner
Nicco Restaurant & Bar, Wheelwright Way, Derby DE24 8SQ
Friday 20th June
08:00 – 08:30 Arrival tea & coffee
08:30 – 09:30 Novel Coolant and Fusion Reactor Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics (chaired by Chris Harrington)
08:30 – 08:50 DNS study of supercritical flow over idealised rough surfaces in horizontal and vertical channels – Kenneth Chinembiri, University of Sheffield
08:50 – 09:10 Direct Numerical Simulations of Magneto-Convection with Applications in Fusion Thermal Hydraulics – Jake Ineson, University of Manchester
09:10 – 09:30 Thermal-Hydraulic Assessment of the Water-Cooled Lithium-Lead Test Blanket Module Water Cooling System via OpenModelica – Michael McDermott, University of Sheffield
09:30 – 09:50 UKAEA’s Liquid Metal Research Roadmap: The Surrogate MAgnetohydrodynamic Liquid-metal LABoratory (SMALLAB) – Nejdet Erkan, UKAEA
09:50 – 10:10 Coffee Break
10:10 – 12.10 AI and ML for NTH (chaired by Ryan Tunstall)
10:10 – 10:30 From Data to Decisions: A Strategic Vision for AI in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics – Yu Duan, ICL/University of Sheffield
10:30 – 10:50 AI and ML Governance in Submarines – Meghan Brown-Kane, Rolls-Royce Submarines
10:50 – 11:10 AI in Nuclear thermal hydraulics: the potential and challenges – Alex Skillen, University of Manchester
11:10 – 11:30 OpenFOAMGPT: the first AI Engineer; turbulence.ai: the first AI Scientist for fluid mechanics – Xu Chu, University of Exeter
11:30 – 11:50 Accelerating Large Eddy Simulations of Plasma Edge Turbulence via Adversarial Networks – Jony Castagna, STFC
11:50 – 12:10 Foundational AI for fluids, radiation, solids and particle modelling – Chris Pain, Imperial College London
12.10 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 Panel Discussion: The Potential Utility of AI In Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Associated Challenges (Chaired by Mike Bluck)
Panellists: Ryan Tunstall, Yu Duan, Alex Skillen, Xu Chu, Jony Castagna, Chris Pain
14:00 – 15:00 Short Tour of the Nuclear Skills Academy (organised by Jason Pimborough)
15:00 – 17:00 CCP-NTH Advisory Committee Meeting
CCP-NTH advisory committee members only, hybrid format
Conference Notes
• Enquiries: Wei Wang (wei.wang@stfc.ac.uk); Ryan Tunstall (Ryan.Tunstall@Rolls-Royce.com)
• Speakers: Most speaking slots are 20 minutes. Please aim to present for 15 minutes, allowing 5 minutes for audience questions and a smooth transition to the next speaker.
Conference Venue
Nuclear Skills Academy, Infinity Park Way, Infinity Park, Derby, DE24 9FU, UK
Please remember to register your car’s number plate at reception upon arrival if you require parking.
Accommodation
For academic attendees and advisory committee members who required accommodation on the night of 19th June 2025, rooms have been reserved and pre-paid at:
Leonardo Hotel Derby, King Street, Derby, DE1 3DB.
Check in under your name. Breakfast is included. Parking details can be found on the hotel’s website.
Dinner Venue & Menu
Nicco Restaurant & Bar, Wheelwright Way, Derby, DE24 8SQ
Please find the set dinner menu here.
To pre-order your meal, please complete the following form.
Alcohol Policy Notice
In line with UKRI funding guidelines, STFC/EPSRC funding for CCP-NTH cannot be used to purchase alcohol. As such, alcoholic beverages will not be provided at the conference dinner. Attendees are welcome to purchase their own if they wish. Thank you for your understanding.
Map of Key Locations
An interactive map showing the three venues is available here.