Recent Publications

Prof. Peterson's publications focus on topics related to heat and mass transfer and fluid dynamics, with applications to nuclear systems. Selected examples include:

J. Woodcock, P.F. Peterson, D.R. Spencer, "Quantifying the Effects of Break Source Flow Rates on AP600 Containment Stratification," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 134, pp. 37-48, 2001.

C.W. Forsberg, P. Pickard, and P.F. Peterson, "Molten-Salt-Cooled Advanced High-Temperature Reactor for Production of Hydrogen and Electricity," Nuclear Technology Vol. 144, pp. 289-302 (2003).

H. Zhao and P.F. Peterson, "Multiple Reheat Brayton Cycles for Sodium Fast Reactors," Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 238, Issue 7, pgs 1535-1546 (2008).

P. Bardet and P.F. Peterson, "Options for Scaled Experiments for High Temperature Liquid Salt and Helium Fluid Mechanics and Convective Heat Transfer," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 163, pp. 344 – 357, 2008.

J.T. Birkholzer, N. Halecky, S. W. Webb, P. F. Peterson, and G.S. Bodvarsson, "A Modeling Study Evaluating the Thermal-Hydrological Conditions in and Near Waste Emplacement Tunnels at Yucca Mountain," Nuclear Technology. Vol. 163, pp. 147-164 (2008).