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Student Name: Jason Ryans (Biomedical Engineering)
Host University/Institute: US Department of Energy
Host Department: Savannah River National Laboratory
Advisor(s) at the Host Institute: Dr. Si Young Lee
Duration: 10 weeks
Research Topic (Brief description within 250 words):
I conducted computational fluid dynamics research in reducing and disposing nuclear waste. Computational fluid dynamics involves using specialized computer software to analyze the fluid and thermal interactions in a system. I worked on two projects involving a nuclear waste mixing tank and an ion exchange system. In the mixing tank project I modeled the fluid interaction of nuclear waste and sediment material to be disposed of in the future. The other project involved thermal modeling of a ion exchange process to remove radiation from nuclear waste.