INL - Researchers - Donna Guillen

Current Projects

Developing a multiphase flow model of the chemically reacting, churn turbulent flow within a slurry bubble column reactor used in the production of synthetic fuels via the Fischer Tropsch process
Apply computational fluid dynamics methodology to analyze turbulent, multiphase flows for engineering applications, such as advanced-concept nuclear reactors and synthetic fuel production facilities
Provide thermal fluids analysis for irradiation experiments conducted in INL's Advanced Test Reactor

Research Interests

Computational fluid dynamics
Thermal hydraulics
Nuclear reactor experiments
Synthetic fuels production
Subsurface monitoring and sensing
Scientific computing and visualization
Systems engineering

Education

Ph.D., Engineering and Applied Science, Idaho State University, 2005, Dissertation: "Oxidation Behavior of In-Flight Molten Aluminum Droplets in the Twin-Wire Electric Arc Thermal Spray Process"
M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1985
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1984

Selected Publications

"Review of Experimental Capabilities and Hydrodynamic Data for Validation of CFD Based Predictions for Slurry Bubble Column Reactors," AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 1-4, 2007
"Preliminary Studies of Turbulent Flow in the Lower Plenum of a Gas-Cooled Reactor," 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-12), Pittsburgh, PA, September 30-October 4, 2007
"Streamlining the RELAP5-3D Code," 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-12), Pittsburgh, PA, September 30-October 4, 2007

"NPHASE Predictions of Turbulent Flow in the Lower Plenum of a Prismatic Gas-Cooled Reactor," 12th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-12), Pittsburgh, PA, September 30-October 4, 2007
"Integrated Fischer Tropsch Modular Process Model," Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Idaho Academy of Science, Idaho Falls, ID, April 19-21, 2007
Varacalle, Jr., D.J., Guillen, D.P., Deason, D.M., Rhodaberger, W., and Sampson, E., "Effect of Grit-Blasting on Substrate Roughness and Coating Adhesion," Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 15, No. 3, September 2006, p. 348-355.
Guillen, D.P., and Russell, M.J., "Estimation of Critical Flow Velocity for Collapse of Gas Test Loop Booster Fuel Assembly," Proceedings of ICONE14, 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, July 17-20, 2006, Miami, FL
Guillen, D.P., Mesina, G., and Hykes, J., "Restructuring RELAP5-3D for Next Generation Nuclear Plant Analysis," 2006 Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 94, June 2006
Guillen, D.P., and Yoder, T., "Specification of Surface Roughness for Hydraulic Flow Test Plates," Proceedings of the 6th International Surface Engineering Congress, May 15-17, 2006, Seattle, WA
Guillen, D.P., and Williams, B.G., "In-Flight Oxidation of Aluminum in the Twin-Wire Electric Arc Process," Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2006, p. 63-71
Hahn, J., Guillen, D.P., and Anderson, T., "Process Control Systems in the Chemical Industry: Safety vs. Security," Process Safety Progress, Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 40-43, March 2006.
Guillen, D.P., and Fisher, J., "Thermal Hydraulic Analysis of a Gas Test Loop System," 2005 Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 93, November 2005
Guillen, D.P., and Hertzog, R.C., "A Survey of Department of Energy-Sponsored Geophysical Research for Shallow Waste Site Characterization," Vadose Zone Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2004
Hale, D.L. (aka Guillen, D.P.), Swank, D., and Haggard, D.C., "In-Flight Particle Measurements of Twin Wire Electric Arc Sprayed Aluminum," Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 1998, p. 58-63.

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Contributing member on technical committees for professional societies:
- American Nuclear Society Book Publishing Committee
- American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Committee
- ASM International, Thermal Spray Society, Recommended Practices Committee
- American Welding Society, Technical Committee Member, C2 Thermal Spray
- Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, SP99 Committee Member

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