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Maria Avramova

Assistant Professor

The Pennsylvania State University
16 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: (814) 865 - 8751
Email: mna109@psu.edu
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Technical Interests: Methods and code development for advanced LWR sub-channel analysis; Coupled neutronics and thermal-hydraulic analysis of LWR local safety parameters

Current Work: COBRA-TF Development and Validation for LWR Analysis


List of publications:

11. D. Ziabletsev, M. Avramova and K. Ivanov, “Development of PWR Integrated Safety Analysis Methodology Using Multi-Level Coupling Algorithm”, accepted for publication in Nuclear Science and Engineering, June 2004
10. D. Cuervo, M. Avramova and K. Ivanov, “Improving the Computation Efficiency of COBRA-TF for LWR Safety Analysis of Large Problems” , PHYSOR 2004, Chicago, USA, April 2004
9. J. Solis, M. Avramova and K. Ivanov, “Multi-level methodology in parallel computing environment for evaluating BWR safety parameters”, Nuclear Technology, Vol. 146, No. 3, pp. 267-278, 2004.
8. J. Solis, M. Avramova, and K. Ivanov, “Temporal Adaptive Algorithm for TRAC-BF1/NEM/COBRA-TF Coupled Calculations in BWR Safety Analysis”, Annals of Nuclear Energy, 29 (2002) 2127-2141.
7. D. Ziabletsev, M. Avramova and K. Ivanov, “Development of PWR Integrated Safety Analysis Methodology Using Multi-Level Coupling Algorithm”, PHYSOR 2002, Seoul, Korea, October 2002
6. M. Avramova, K. Ivanov, J. Kronnenberg, and F. Burtak “PWR MSLB Simulations using COBRA-TF Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Code” Transactions from 2003 ANS Winter Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, November 2003
5. M. Avramova, K. Ivanov, J. Kronnenberg, and F. Burtak “COBRA-TF PWR Core Wide and Hot Subchannel Calculations” Transactions from 2003 ANS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, USA, June 2003
4. J. Kronnenberg, M. Avramova, and F. Burtak, “COBRA-TF - a Core Thermal-Hydraulic Code: Validation Against GE 3x3 Experiment”, Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology 2003, Proceedings, ISSN 0720-9207, pp. 105 – 109
3. M. Avramova, K. Ivanov, L. Hochreiter, S. Balzus, and R. Mueller “Comparative Analysis of PWR Core Wide and Hot Channel Calculations ", Transactions from 2002 ANS Winter Meeting, Washington DC, November 2002
2. D. Panayotov, B. Ilieva, M. Avramova, U. Rode, and A. Seidel, “Implementation, Validation, and Application of 3D Neutron Kinetics Code for Accidents’ Analyses. DYN3D, ATHLET and Thermal-Hydraulic and ATHLET/DYN3D Internal Coupled Codes Calculations for Start-up Experiment with Coast-Down of Two Neighbor from Working Four Main Coolant Pumps (Kozloduy NPP Unit 6 VVER-1000)”, INRNE-BAS and FRZ, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology of Germany Project, April 2000
1. D. Panayotov, B. Ilieva, M. Avramova, “Development of the Computer Code for Core Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses of VVER-440 and VVER-1000 Reactors”, presented at YUNC’96, Belgrad, Serbia, October 1996

 

 

 

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