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Matthew Memmott

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT 84602

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

DOWNLOADS

582

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (7)

1.

Thermal Design and Analysis of a Passive Modular Molten Salt Microreactor Concept

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 20 Sep 2022
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 283 (269,245)

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computational fluid dynamics, molten salt reactor, passive safety, remote power, small modular reactor, thermal hydraulics

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Thermophysical Property Analysis of Uf4-Flinak Molten Salt: Density and Heat Capacity Measurements

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Aug 2025
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 99 (704,534)

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Molten Salt, Heat Capacity, Density, FLiNaK, Uranium, Phase Transition

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Measurement Methods for Interfacial Tension between Molten Salts and Inert Gases with High Data Production Rates

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Sep 2025
Aaron Essilfie, Matthew Memmott and Dongjin Seo
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 50 (1,097,529)

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Molten Salt Surface TensionFLiNakXenon PoisoningPendant Drop MethodSessile Drop Method

4.

Multi-Objective Optimization of Molten Salt Microreactor Shielding Perturbations Employing Machine Learning

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Apr 2024
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Brigham Young University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 45 (1,145,425)

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Shielding, Machine Learning, Optimization, Nuclear Reactor, Molten Salt Reactor

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Optimization of Passive Modular Molten Salt Microreactor Geometric Perturbations Using Machine Learning

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Mar 2024
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 45 (1,133,231)
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computational fluid dynamics, machine learning, optimization, molten salt reactor, Thermal Hydraulics, Neutronics

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Model Predictive Control of a Grid-Scale Thermal Energy Storage System in Relap5-3d

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Dec 2023
Jaron Wallace and Matthew Memmott
Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 32 (1,290,922)

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Thermal Energy Storage, Nuclear Power, RELAP5-3D, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Hydraulics, Nuclear Licensing

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Model Predictive Control of a Lab-Scale Thermal Energy Storage System in Relap5-3d

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Nov 2023
Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Downloads 28 (1,345,526)
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Thermal Energy Storage, Nuclear Power, RELAP5-3D, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Hydraulics, Nuclear Licensing