Justin R Weinmeister

Bio

Justin Weinmeister is an associate nuclear fluid mechanics engineer in the Energy Systems Development group of the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research focuses on the verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for complex systems. He has additional experience in experimental fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and optimization. At ORNL, his work has included re-design of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) mercury target for proton power upgrade, coolant channel design for the Transformational Challenge Reactor (TCR), component design for the Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX), and tokamak divertor optimization.

Technical Skills

• Mechanical engineer with expertise in fluid mechanics and the verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification of computational models
• Expert in computational fluid dynamics with experience in Star-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, CFD++, and OpenFOAM
• Specialist in the use of verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification techniques for credible computational models
• Experienced in experimental fluid mechanics utilizing high speed videography, shadowgraphy techniques, and particle image velocimetry (PIV)
• Efficient with automating large simulation sets using scripting languages and job management software
• Experienced with a variety of engineering tools including MATLAB, SpaceClaim, PTC-Creo, Paraview, VisIt, ImageJ, ICEM-CFD, and Pointwise

Education

• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University (2017-2018)
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University (2013-2017)

Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Member, American Nuclear Society
• Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Publications