Igor A Bolotnov

Numerical and Experimental Study of Electrohydrodynamic Interactions in Two-Phase Flow Under Constant and Transient Electric Fields

Jagtap, O., Akter, T., Stapelmann, K., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2026, February 3). Journal of Fluids Engineering.

Building a multiscale framework: An overview of the NEAMS thermal-hydraulics integrated research project

Merzari, E., Bolotnov, I., Dinh, N., Baglietto, E., Manera, A., Shaver, D., & Hassan, Y. (2025, January 21). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 433.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of a Textile CO₂ Capture Contactor Design

Wasay, S. A., Iskhakova, A., Shen, J., Salmon, S., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2025, June 25). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 13, pp. 10467–10485.

Development of Numerical Framework to Understand the Impact of Flow Hydrodynamics on CO2 Absorption in Gas-Liquid Contactor

Wasay, S. A., Shen, J., Salmon, S., & Bolotnov, I. (2025, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. 1.

Foreword Selected papers from the 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)

Bajorek, S. M., Bolotnov, I., Merzari, E., & Yang, B.-W. (2025, September 16). Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 199.

Foreword: Selected papers from the 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)

Bajorek, S. M., Bolotnov, I., Merzari, E., & Yang, B.-W. (2025, September 23). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 211.

High-Resolution flow boiling simulations with multiple nucleation sites in mini-channels with offset strip fins

Iskhakova, A., Kondo, Y., Tanimoto, K., Dinh, N. T., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2025, February 18). Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 268.

Modeling CO2 Mass Transfer Dynamics in Falling Liquid Films Over Textile Fiber Surfaces

Wasay, S. A., Shen, J., Salmon, S., & Bolotnov, I. (2025, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. 1.

NEAMS IRP challenge problem 3: Mixing in large enclosures and thermal stratification

Manera, A., Iskhakov, A. S., Leite, V. C., Mao, J., Tai, C., Vishwakarma, V., … Merzari, E. (2025, February 5). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 433.

Two-Phase Flow Studies in Steam Separators Using Interface Capturing Simulations

Grubbs, T. E., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2025, October 15). Journal of Nuclear Engineering.

Direct Numerical Simulation of Involute Channel Turbulence

Popov, E. L., Mecham, N. J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2024, January 16). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 146.

High-Fidelity Simulation of the Light-to-Dense Stratification Transient in the HiRJET Facility

Tai, C.-K., Yuan, H., Merzari, E., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2024, August 23). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 8.

NEAMS IRP challenge problem 1: Flexible modeling for heat transfer for low-to-high Prandtl number fluids for applications in advanced reactors

Bolotnov, I. A., Iskhakov, A. S., Nguyen, T., Tai, C.-K., Wiser, R., Baglietto, E., … Merzari, E. (2024, July 18). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 428.

A direct numerical simulation study to elucidate the enhancement of heat transfer for nucleate boiling on surfaces with micro-pillars

Zhang, J., Rafique, M., Ding, W., Bolotnov, I. A., & Hampel, U. (2023, July 17). International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.

Data-Driven RANS Turbulence Closures for Forced Convection Flow in Reactor Downcomer Geometry

Iskhakov, A. S., Tai, C.-K., Bolotnov, I. A., Nguyen, T., Merzari, E., Shaver, D. R., & Dinh, N. T. (2023, March 15). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 3.

Direct Numerical Simulation of Low and Unitary Prandtl Number Fluids in Reactor Downcomer Geometry

Tai, C.-K., Nguyen, T., Iskhakov, A. S., Merzari, E., Dinh, N. T., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2023, June 16). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 6.

Direct Numerical Simulation of Single- and Two-Phase Flows for Nuclear Engineering Geometries

Bolotnov, I. A. (2023, July 24). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 7.

Direct numerical simulation of heat transfer on a deformable vapor bubble rising in superheated liquid

Li, J., Liao, Y., Bolotnov, I. A., Zhou, P., Lucas, D., Li, Q., & Gong, L. (2023, January 25). Physics of Fluids, Vol. 35.

Direct numerical simulation of microlayer formation and evaporation underneath a growing bubble driven by the local temperature gradient in nucleate boiling

Zhang, J., Rafique, M., Ding, W., Bolotnov, I. A., & Hampel, U. (2023, July 14). International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 193.

Interface Capturing Flow Boiling Simulations in a Compact Heat Exchanger

Iskhakova, A., Kondo, Y., Tanimoto, K., Dinh, N. T., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2023, February 8). ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 145.

Study of Stable Stratification in HiRJET Facility With Direct Numerical Simulation

Tai, C.-K., Mao, J., Petrov, V., Manera, A., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2023, June 8). Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 6.

Toward Improved Correlations for Mixed Convection in the Downcomer of Molten Salt Reactors

Nguyen, T., Merzari, E., Tai, C.-K., Bolotnov, I. A., & Jackson, B. (2023, July 20). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 7.

Validation of RANS-Based Turbulence Models Against High-Resolution Experiments and DNS for Buoyancy-Driven Flow with Stratified Fronts

Mao, J., Vishwakarma, V., Welker, Z., Tai, C. K., Bolotnov, I. A., Petrov, V., & Manera, A. (2023, August 8). Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 8.

A Perspective on Data-Driven Coarse Grid Modeling for System-Level Thermal Hydraulics

Iskhakov, A. S., Tai, C.-K., Bolotnov, I. A., & Dinh, N. T. (2022, September 8). Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, pp. 1–16.

An adaptive knowledge-based data-driven approach for turbulence modeling using ensemble learning technique under complex flow configuration: 3D PWR sub-channel with DNS data

Zhu, Y., Dinh, N. T., Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2022, May 17). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 7.

Development of machine learning framework for interface force closures based on bubble tracking data

Tai, C.-K., Evdokimov, I., Schlegel, F., Bolotnov, I. A., & Lucas, D. (2022, November 3). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 12.

Foreword: Selected papers from the 2020 International Topical Meeting on Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH’20)

Bolotnov, I., & Benhamadouche, S. (2022, July 11). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 8.

High-fidelity pool boiling simulations on multiple nucleation sites using interface capturing method

Fan, Y., Li, M., Pointer, W. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2022, October 18). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 399.

Plasma breakdown in bubbles passing between two pin electrodes

Pillai, N., Sponsel, N. L., Mast, J. T., Kushner, M. J., Bolotnov, I. A., & Stapelmann, K. (2022, September 27). Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, Vol. 11.

Correction to: Complex bubble deformation and break-up dynamics studies using interface capturing approach

Fan, Y., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. (2021, October 26). Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, Vol. 4, pp. 191–191.

Detailed Analysis of the Effects of Spacer Grid and Mixing Vanes on Turbulence in a PWR Subchannel Under DFFB Conditions Based on DNS Data

Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021, December 8). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 12.

Direct Numerical Simulation of Bubble Formation Through a Submerged “Flute” With Experimental Validation

Pillai, N., Sponsel, N. L., Stapelmann, K., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021, August 9). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 2.

Evaluation of Length Scales and Meshing Requirements for Resolving Two-Phase Flow Regime Transitions Using the Level Set Method

Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021, January 27). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 143.

Progress in multiphase computational fluid dynamics

Lahey, R. T., Baglietto, E., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021, February 9). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 374.

Two-Phase Turbulence Statistics from High Fidelity Dispersed Droplet Flow Simulations in a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Sub-Channel with Mixing Vanes

Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2021, February 6). Fluids, Vol. 6.

Annular Flow Simulation Supported by Iterative In-Memory Mesh Adaptation

Fang, J., Purser, M. K., Smith, C., Balakrishnan, R., Bolotnov, I. A., & Jansen, K. E. (2020, May 15). Nuclear Science and Engineering.

Exploring Two-Phase Flow Regime Transition Mechanisms Using High-Resolution Virtual Experiments

Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020, March 2). Nuclear Science and Engineering.

Interface capturing simulations of bubble population effects in PWR subchannels

Cambareri, J. J., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020, June 9). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 365.

The evaporation and condensation model with interface tracking

Li, M., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2020, January 22). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 150.

Interface-Resolved Simulations of Reactor Flows

Fang, J., Cambareri, J. J., Li, M., Saini, N., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2019, June 20). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 206, pp. 133–149.

Machine-learning based error prediction approach for coarse-grid Computational Fluid Dynamics (CG-CFD)

Hanna, B. N., Dinh, N. T., Youngblood, R. W., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2019, September 17). Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 118.

Simulation scaling studies of reactor core two-phase flow using direct numerical simulation

Cambareri, J. J., Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2019, November 20). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 358.

Slug-to-churn vertical two-phase flow regime transition study using an interface tracking approach

Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2019, April 8). International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 115, pp. 196–206.

Development of a New Contact Angle Control Algorithm for Level-Set Method

Li, M., Zeng, K., Wonnell, L., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2018, November 13). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 141.

Direct numerical simulation of reactor two-phase flows enabled by high-performance computing

Fang, J., Cambareri, J. J., Brown, C. S., Feng, J., Gouws, A., Li, M., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2018, March 20). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 330, pp. 409–419.

Interface Tracking Investigation of Geometric Effects on the Bubbly Flow in PWR Subchannels

Nuclear Science and Engineering, 193(1-2), 46–62.

Bubble tracking analysis of PWR two-phase flow simulations based on the level set method

Fang, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, August 9). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 323, pp. 68–77.

Coalescence Prevention Algorithm for Level Set Method

Talley, M. L., Zimmer, M. D., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, March 17). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 139.

Effect of the wall presence on the bubble interfacial forces in a shear flow field

Feng, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, October 12). International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 99, pp. 73–85.

Evaluation of bubble-induced turbulence using direct numerical simulation

Feng, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, April 3). International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 93, pp. 92–107.

High current C-11 gas target design and optimization using multi-physics coupling

Peeples, J. L., Magerl, M., O’Brien, E. M., Doster, J. M., Bolotnov, I. A., Wieland, B. W., & Stokely, M. H. (2017, January 1). AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1845.

Interfacial force study on a single bubble in laminar and turbulent flows

Feng, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, January 7). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 313, pp. 345–360.

Multiphase turbulence mechanisms identification from consistent analysis of direct numerical simulation data

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 49(6), 1318–1325.

Numerical comparison of bubbling in a waste glass melter

Guillen, D. P., Cambareri, J., Abboud, A. W., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, December 5). Annals of Nuclear Energy, Vol. 113, pp. 380–392.

Wall-resolved spectral cascade-transport turbulence model

Brown, C. S., Shaver, D. R., Lahey, R. T., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2017, July 8). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 320, pp. 309–324.

Interface Tracking Simulation of Phase-Change Phenomena: Boiling and Condensation Verification

Li, M., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2016, July 10). Proceedings of the Asme Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2016, Vol 1a.

Interface tracking simulations of bubbly flows in PWR relevant geometries

Fang, J., Rasquin, M., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2016, July 20). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 312, pp. 205–213.

Spectral Analysis of Single- and Two-Phase Bubbly DNS in Different Geometries

Brown, C. S., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2016, September 28). Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 184, pp. 363–376.

DNS of turbulent flow with hemispherical wall roughness

Mishra, A. V., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2015, January 12). Journal of Turbulence, Vol. 16, pp. 225–249.

Estimation of Shear-Induced Lift Force in Laminar and Turbulent Flows

Thomas, A. M., Fang, J., Feng, J., & Bolotnov, I. A. (2015, April 17). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 190, pp. 274–291.

Coupled DNS/RANS Simulation of Fission Gas Discharge during Loss-of-Flow Accident in Generation IV Sodium Fast Reactor

Behafarid, F., Shaver, D., Bolotnov, I. A., Antal, S. P., Jansen, K. E., & Podowski, M. Z. (2013, January 1). Nuclear Technology, Vol. 181, pp. 44–55.

Influence of Bubbles on the Turbulence Anisotropy

Bolotnov, I. A. (2013, April 2). Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 135.

Influence of Bubbles on the Turbulence Anisotropy

Bolotnov, I. A. (2012, July 8). Proceedings of the Asme Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2012, Vol 1, Pts a and b, Symposia, pp. 695–702.

Multidimensional analysis of fission gas transport following fuel element failure in sodium fast reactor

Bolotnov, I. A., Antal, S. P., Jansen, K. E., & Podowski, M. Z. (2012, March 11). Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 247, pp. 136–146.

Detached direct numerical simulations of turbulent two-phase bubbly channel flow

Bolotnov, I. A., Jansen, K. E., Drew, D. A., Oberai, A. A., Lahey, R. T., & Podowski, M. Z. (2011, March 13). International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 37, pp. 647–659.

Spectral analysis of turbulence based on the DNS of a channel flow

Computers & Fluids, 39(4), 640–655.

A spectral turbulent cascade model for single- and two-phase uniform shear flows

Journal of Turbulence, 9, N26.