Dr Ashish Saxena

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Research Associate

Dr Ashish Saxena
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ashish.saxena@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Ashish Saxena
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
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Ashish is currently working on liquid metal heat transfer in support of the development of Liquid Metal Fast Reactors (LMFRs) using high-fidelity simulations.

Qualifications

BSc (Physics, Chemistry, Math)

MSc (Energy Science and Engineering)

PhD (Energy Science and Engineering)

Research interests
  • Heat transfer and turbulent characteristics of liquid metal. 
  • Large eddy simulations of natural circulation and stratification in the special pool-type design of Liquid metal-cooled fast reactor.