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Hector Iacovides

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (10)

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Experiments on Axial-Flow-Induced Vibration of a Free-Clamped/Clamped-Free Rod for Light-Water Nuclear Reactor Applications

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 24 Jan 2023
Andrea Cioncolini, Shanying Zhang, Mostafa R.A. Nabawy, Hao Li, Dennis Cooper and Hector Iacovides
affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 71 (867,774)

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Fluid-structure interaction, Validation benchmark, Nuclear fuel rod, Fretting wear, Optical tracking, Particle image velocimetry (PIV)

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Assessment of Rans Turbulence Model Performance in Tight Lattice Lwr Fuel Subchannels

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 Sep 2022
Dean Wilson, Hector Iacovides and Timothy J. Craft
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 54 (1,020,567)

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Rod bundle, RANS modelling, near-wall modelling, nuclear thermal-hydraulics

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Benchmark Simulation of the Flow-Induced Vibrations for Nuclear Applications

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 May 2022
Justyna Salachna, Andrea Cioncolini and Hector Iacovides
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 54 (1,020,567)
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Turbulent Fluid-Structure Interactions, Flow-induced vibrations, Free-clamped cylinder, Turbulent buffeting, Reynolds Stress Model, Nuclear fuel rods

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Tip Shape Effects on the Axial-Flow-Induced Vibration of a Cantilever Rod

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Oct 2023
Hao Li, Andrea Cioncolini, Shanying Zhang, Hector Iacovides and Mostafa R.A. Nabawy
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 44 (1,133,231)

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Fluid-Structure interaction, Tip shape effect, Nuclear reactor fuel rod, Fretting wear, Particle image velocimetry (PIV), Optical tracking

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Techno-Economic Analysis of a Hybrid Photovoltaic System for Freshwater and Power Generation using Silica Gel

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
Ahmed A. Azeez, Adel Nasser, Yasser Mahmoudi, Ahmed Niameh Alhusseny and Hector Iacovides
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
Downloads 32 (1,304,549)

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PV, silica gel, cell temperature, adsorption, desorption

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Highly Resolved Les and Urans Computations of a Differentially Heated Square Cavity

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Sep 2023
Constantinos Katsamis, Timothy J. Craft, Hector Iacovides and Juan C. Uribe
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 32 (1,290,922)

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turbulence, buoyant square cavity, LES, Unsteady RANS, Analytical Wall Function

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Performance of low-Reynolds-number URANS closures in the computation of vertical heater vertical cooler natural convection loops

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Oct 2025
Constantinos Katsamis, Dean Wilson, Hector Iacovides, Timothy J. Craft and Juan Uribe
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 27 (1,359,097)

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Unsteady RANS, Natural Circulation Loops, turbulence, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, conjugate heat transfer

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Numerical Modelling and Optimisation of a Passive Photovoltaic Cooling Systems; Integrating Phase Change Material and Finned Heat Sinks

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Jan 2026
Abdulrahman Almuwailhi, Adel Nasser, Hector Iacovides and Ahmed Alamoudi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 25 (1,385,945)

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Photovoltaic cooling, Phase change material, Passive heat transfer, Finned heat sink, CFD, Natural convection

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Numerical Insights into the Transient Behaviour of Single-Phase Natural Circulation Loops for Nuclear Passive Cooling Applications

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Nov 2023
Dean Wilson, Hector Iacovides and Timothy J. Craft
The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and The University of Manchester
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Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes, Natural circulation loops, Nuclear thermal-hydraulics, Passive cooling

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Numerical Investigation and Optimisation of an Integrated Phase Change Material and Finned Heat Sink Cooling System for Photovoltaic Modules

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Jun 2026
Abdulrahman Almuwailhi, Adel Nasser, Hector Iacovides and Ahmed Alamoudi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Photovoltaic cooling, Phase change material, Passive heat transfer, Finned heat sink, CFD, Natural convection