- Professor, Nuclear Engineering
- Associate Department Head, Nuclear Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-0600
- FAX: 979-845-6443
- Email: vierow@tamu.edu
- Office: AIEN M204
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Quantum Engineering and System Sciences, University of Tokyo
- M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
Research Interests
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- Thermal Hydraulics
- Multiphase Flow
- Condensation Heat Transfer
- Reactor Safety
- Severe Accident Analysis
- Reactor Design
Research Groups:
Awards & Honors
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Select Young Faculty Award (2007-2008)
- Texas A&M University College of Engineering Faculty Fellow for 2008-2009 (2009
Selected Publications
- S. N. Ritchey*, M. Solom*, O. Draznin*, I. Choutapalli*, K. Vierow, “Flooding Experiments with Steam and Water in a Large Diameter Vertical Tube”, Nuclear Technology, Vol. 175, pp. 529-537, 2011.
- Deendarlianto, Thomas Höhne, Dirk Lucas, K. Vierow, “Gas–liquid countercurrent two-phase flow in a PWR hot leg: A comprehensive research review”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 243, pp. 214-233, 2012.
- Pollman, A.*, K. Vierow, M. di Marzo, “Analysis of Rapid-condensation Transient Using TRACE”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 250, pp. 512-519, 2012.
- W. Cullum*, J. Reid*, K. Vierow, “Water Inlet Subcooling Effects On Flooding With Steam And Water In A Large Diameter Vertical Tube”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 273, pp. 110-118, 2014.
- K. Vierow, K. Hogan*, K. Metzroth, T. Aldemir, “Application of Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Techniques for Uncertainty Quantification in Generation IV Reactors”, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 77, pp. 320-328, 2014.