Engineering Engineer

Jorgelina Lupiano Contreras

Date of birth: **th January 1986

Nationality: Argentinian

Address: Frey 440, 2 C

****, *** ****** ** *********, Río Negro, Argentina Phone number: +054-11-15 3279-5484

: ***********@*****.***

Present position

Thermal-hydraulic analyst. Nuclear Engineering Division Ms. Lupiano Contreras joined INVAP in 2013. Since then, she has been participating in the design of the cooling circuits of different nuclear research reactors and in the modelling of nuclear power reactors. She has also managed to successfully complete different courses intended to compliment her formation. Main skills

Strong understanding of the transport phenomena involved in Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulic systems.

Assessment and development of calculation models and correlations to evaluate heat transfer phenomena in Research Reactors.

Evaluation of transients in Research Reactors and in Nuclear Power Plants by the use of the System Thermal-Hydraulic Code RELAP5. Ability to perform both, conservative and best estimate plus uncertainty calculations if required.

Strong communication skills and capacity to work with professionals from different disciplines Professional experience

May 2013 – Present

Company: INVAP S.E.

Profile: Company devoted to the design and construction of complex technological systems with more than 30 years experience in the domestic market and over 20 years in the international scene. It develops technology for different industrial and scientific applications.

Position: Thermal-hydraulic analyst. Nuclear Engineering Division. Relevant project experience in company:

2018 Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) for Pallas Reactor – Basic Engineering Stage – Client: Pallas Foundation, Netherlands

Development of chapter 5 to be written according to regulator’s requirements. 2018 Thermal-hydraulic support for the Detail Engineering of Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor

(RMB)

Client: Comisión Nacional de Energía Nuclear (CNEN), Brasil Parametric analysis of relevant input parameters affecting the behavior of the reactor during a LOFA, using RELAP5

Analysis of the flow and temperature distribution in reactor chimney using CFD. 2016-2018 Thermal-hydraulic design of Pallas Reactor – Tender phase and Conceptual Engineering Stage –

Client: Pallas Foundation, Netherlands

Thermal hydraulic design for the cooling of the core and out-of-core reactor facilities for different operational states

Calculation of the oxide layer

2017-2018 Optimization of the thermal-hydraulic model of CAREM-25 and evaluation of Initiating Events

Client: National Regulatory Authority (ARN)

Simulation of transients in CAREM-25 using the thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP5. 2016-2017 Thermal-hydraulic analysis of LPRR Reactor Analysis of the cooling circuit in Natural Convection Analysis and study of the reactor response in case of RIA using the thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP5

2016 Updating and improvement of INVAP Calculation Line Coupling a 3D-kinetics neutronic code to the thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP. 2015-2017 Development of a generic thermal-hydraulic model with neutronic coupling for the analysis of transients in CAREM-25 Reactor

Client: National Regulatory Authority (ARN)

Simulation of the Reactor and the main Security Systems for the analysis of transients in CAREM-25 by using the thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP 5 2014-2015 Basic Engineering of a 10 MW Reactor intended for 99-Molybdenum production, expected to be built in Alachua, Florida, USA

Client: COQUI Radiopharmaceuticals, Puerto Rico, USA Thermal-hydraulic design of the cooling circuits of the reactor for the different operating states, by the use of codes specifically developed by INVAP S.E. for this purpose. Thermal analysis of core and out-of-core structures by the use of computational tools based on finite difference calculation methods and CFD.

2014 Design and construction of a 99-Molybdenum production facility, Mumbai, India Client: Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology, India Development of a thermal model intended to determine the maximum temperature to be achieved in the Molybdenum plates during their transport from the reactor to the radioisotope processing plant.

Evaluation, analysis and optimization of different designs. 2014 Upgrading of the NUR reactor power, design and construction Client: Commissariat a L’énergie Atomique, Algiers, now Centre de Dévéloppement des Techniques Nucléaires of the Ministry for Scientific Research Detailed thermal analysis of the fuel element and irradiation devices during the Steady State operation.

2014 Maintenance and upgrading of thermal-hydraulic calculation codes. Analysis and evaluation of alternatives for the incorporation of new correlations to be implemented in the codes specifically designed by INVAP for the thermal-hydraulic design of nuclear research reactors.

2013-2014 Basic Engineering of a 30 MW Multipurpose Reactor Client: Comisión Nacional de Energía Nuclear (CNEN), Brasil Thermal-hydraulic design of the cooling circuits for the different operating states. Analysis of transients using the thermal-hydraulic system code RELAP 5. Active participation in Design Reviews with the client. February 2012 – May 2013

Company: TECNA S.A.

Profile: Global Engineering and Construction Company specializing in developing projects for the Oil & Gas and Nuclear Energy sectors.

Position: Junior Process Engineer

Relevant project experience in company:

2012 -2013 Elaboration of technical documents (PFD's, P&ID's, lists, reports, etc.). Simulation of processes with the codes Hysys and Pipephase. Mass and Energy balance. Pipe and valve sizing. Study of risks in plants (HAZOP).

Clients: Petrobras Brasil, YPF, Pluspetrol Perú

Education

Seminar and training on Scaling, Uncertainty and 3D Coupled Code Calculation in Nuclear Technology University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Organized by The Nuclear Research Group at UNIPI, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing at FER, School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona, Technical University of Catalonia (ETSEIB), together with BETTIS

(USA), CEA (France), FPoliSolutions (USA), GEH (USA), GRS (Germany), IRSN (France), Lloyds (UK), McMaster

(Canada), mPower (USA), NINE (Italy), NNEES (Slovakia), UJV (Czech Republic), Westinghouse (USA) September 2015

Course in “Numerical Methods for CFD”

Balseiro Institute (IB) – National University of Cuyo (UNCu) - National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA). October - December 2014

Grade: 10/10

Vocational Student at CEATEN (Specialization Course in Technological Applications of Nuclear Energy) Balseiro Institute (IB) – National University of Cuyo (UNCu) - National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA). February - June 2014

Academic average: 9/10

Course in “Thermal- hydraulic reactor modelling by using plant codes” Balseiro Institute (IB) – National University of Cuyo (UNCu) - National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA). October - December 2013

Grade: 9/10

Chemical Engineer

University of Buenos Aires (UBA). March 2005 – June 2012. Academic average: 8.33/10 – Honours Diploma –

"Bachiller" - Bilingual, in Natural Sciences-

Holy Trinity College, Mar del Plata Argentina.

International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBO) (42/45 points) Academic average: 9.47

Academic / Research background

Research

Institution: Laboratory of Catalytic Processes – Faculty of Engineering, University of Buenos Aires – Description:

Oxidative steam reforming of Ethanol for Hydrogen production over a Rh (1%)/MgAl2O4/Al2O3 catalyst under different working conditions was studied and the product distribution was analyzed by using gas chromatography in order to determine the scheme of reactions involved in the process. Academic experience

Institution: Department of Organic Chemistry – Faculty of Engineering, University of Buenos Aires – Position: Lab assistant

Publications

J. Lupiano Contreras, A. Doval and P. Alberto, “Thermal-hydraulic design in the transition flow regime”, ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science. 2018; DOI:10.1115/1.4042363. Cecilia Graschinsky, Jorgelina Lupiano Contreras, Norma Amadeo, and Miguel Laborde, “Ethanol Oxidative Steam Reforming over Rh(1%)/MgAl2O4/Al2O3 Catalyst”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research; 2014, 53 (40), 153**-*****; DOI: 10.1021/ie500445u

Conferences and other activities

IYNC-WIN 2018

Two works presented:

“On the effect of uncertainties in the HTC for the transition flow regime in a rectangular channel when using RELAP5” – Oral Presentation –

“Thermal-hydraulic design in the laminar – to – transition flow regime“– Oral Presentation – RRFM 2017

“Maximum power for a self-controlled low power reactor” – Oral Presentation – IGORR / RRFM 2016

Two works presented:

“Best Estimate plus Uncertainty approach in the analysis of transients in Research Reactors” – Oral Presentation –

“A Self-Controlled low power reactor” – Poster Session – IAEA International Conference on Research Reactors – 2015 – Presentation of the Thermal Hydraulic Design of COQUI Reactor IGORR Conference – 2014 –

Presentation of the Thermal Hydraulic Design of Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor Languages

Spanish Native

English Advanced level

IB Diploma (IBO). English B (Grade: 7/7)

IGCSE. English as a First Language (Grade: B)

French Beginner

IGCSE. Foreign Language French. (Grade A)

Computing skills

Operating system Windows, LINUX (Ubuntu)

Programming Pascal, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, MATLAB – Basic Knowledge – Other programmes Hysys, Pipephase – Intermediate level – RELAP 5 – Intermediate level –

ANSYS Fluent – Intermediate level –

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