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Biography
Sinan Okyay is a graduate fellow at Idaho National Laboratory and a PhD candidate in the Nuclear Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. He holds a B.S. from Hacettepe University. His research focuses on high-fidelity simulations of natural convection systems in the nuclear industry. He is currently working on the modeling of reactor cavity cooling system for high-temperature gas reactors.
Research Interests
Thermal - hydraulic, Advanced reactor simulations, spent fuel analysis, computational fluid dynamics, high fidelity simulations, high performance computing.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Nuclear Engineering, Hacettepe University
2015 → 2020
PhD, Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2021 → …
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Direct numerical simulation of a cantilevered rod experiment
Bistany, S., Leite, V. C., Dutra, C. B., Okyay, S., Chaube, A., Nguyen, T. & Merzari, E., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 117, 110112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High Temperature Test Facility (HTTF) Thermal-Hydraulics Benchmark: Selected Results from a Subset of Participants
Epiney, A., Strydom, G., Kile, R., Okyay, S., Barthle, J., Gutowska, I., Hua, T., Fang, J., Zou, L., Podila, K., Huang, X., Chen, Q., Jafri, T., Waddington, G. & Pfeiffer, P., Jan 14 2026, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 134, p. 958-961 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Numerical Simulation of a Natural Convection–Driven Air-Cooled Reactor Cavity Cooling System Experiment
Okyay, S., Reger, D., Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E., Balestra, P. & Strydom, G., Mar 18 2026, In: Nuclear Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of computational fluid dynamics bypass flow predictions with the Idaho National Laboratory matched index of refraction flow facility
Reger, D., Leite, V. C., Okyay, S., Sabharwall, P. & Strydom, G., Aug 2026, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 455, 114969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-fidelity forced convection simulations of the University of Wisconsin–Madison air-cooled reactor cavity cooling system
Okyay, S., Reger, D., Coppo Leite, V., Merzari, E., Balestra, P. & Strydom, G., Dec 15 2025, In: Nuclear Engineering and Design. 445, 114388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations