Dr. Greiner's selected publications

Journal articles

  1. Maharjan, Hadj-Nacer, M., Chalasani, N., and M. Greiner, 2017 “Experimental Validation of Heat Transfer Simulations for a Vertical Heated Rod Array within a Square-Cross-Section, Helium-Filled Isothermal Enclosure,” Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Application, 10, p. 021007.
  2. Hadj-Nacer, M., D. Maharjan, M. T. Ho, S. K. Stefanov, I. Graur and M. Greiner, 2017 “Continuum and kinetic simulations of Heat Transfer trough Rarefied Gas in Annular and Planar Geometries in the Slip Regime,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(4), 042002.
  3. Hadj-Nacer, M., M. Triton, M. T. Ho, I. Graur and M. Greiner, 2016 “Effects of Gas Rarefaction on Used Nuclear Fuel Cladding Temperatures during Vacuum Drying,” Nuclear Technology, 194, 3, pp: 387-399.
  4. Mittal, K., Greiner, M., Suo-Anttila, A.J., 2015, “Dependence of Fire-Time-of-Concern on Location of a One-Assembly Transport Package,” Nuclear Technology, Vol.192, pp. 142-154.
  5. Kamichetty, K.K., Venigalla, V., and Greiner, M., 2014, “Development, Use, and Accuracy of a Homogenized Fuel Region Model for Thermal Analysis of a Truck Package Under Normal and Fire Accident Conditions,” Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 136/021208-1-12.
  6. Greiner, M., del Valle, M., Lopez, C., and Figueroa, V., 2013, “Thermal measurements of a rail-cask-size pipe-calorimeter in jet fuel fires,” Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 2013.
  7. Mittal, K., and Greiner, M., 2013, “Thermal Analysis of an NAC-LWT Package under Normal and Fire Accident Conditions,” to appear in Packaging, Transport, Storage and Security of Radioactive Material
  8. Greiner, M., Li, J., Tam, S.W., Liu, Y., and Smith, A., 2012, “Modeling of polyurethane foam thermal degradation within an annular region subjected to fire conditions,” Packaging, Transport, Storage and Security of Radioactive Material, Vol.22, No. 4, pp. 206-216.
  9. Chalasani, N.R., Greiner, M., and Suo-Anttila, A., 2012, “Benchmarking of Container Analysis Fire Environment simulation using the memorial tunnel fire ventilation tests,” Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, 22(1) 45–70.
  10. Bullard, T., Greiner, M., Dennis, M., Bays, S., and Weiner, R., 2010, “Thermal Analysis of a Proposed Transport Cask for Three Advanced Burner Reactor Used Fuel Assemblies,” Packaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Material, 21 No. 3, pp. 158-164.

Conference papers

  1. Greiner, M., Liu, YY, Shuler, J., 2018, “Practical Experience Integration into the Univ. of NV, Reno Nuclear Packaging Graduate Certificate,” paper 18210, Advancement in Technical Education and Training to Improve and Sustain Institutional Knowledge WM2018 Conference, March 18 – 27, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona.
  2. Greiner, M., Liu, YY, Shuler, J., 2018, “Progress in University of Nevada, Reno Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Packaging,” Education & Training: Mining and Milling the Workforce — Professional Development Initiatives, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 59th Annual Meeting, July 22-26, 2018, Baltimore.
  3. Maharjan, D., M. Hadj-Nacer, M. Greiner and S.K. Stefanov, 2018, “Comparison of DSMC and CFD Models of Heat Transfer in a Rarefied Two-Dimensional Geometry,” Proc. of the ASME Pressure, Vessel, and Pipe (PVP) conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 15-20, 2018.
  4. Zampella, C., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2018, “Temperature Jump Measurement at Stainless Steel and Helium Interface: Application to Used Nuclear Fuel Vacuum Drying Process,” Proc. of the ASME Pressure, Vessel, and Pipe (PVP) conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 15-20, 2018.
  5. Higley, M., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2018, “Temperature Prediction of a TN-32 Used Nuclear Fuel Canister Subjected to Vacuum Drying Conditions,” Proc. of the ASME Pressure, Vessel, and Piping Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 15-20, 2018.
  6. Zampella, C., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2018, “Experimental Measurement of Temperature Jump Coefficient in the Slip Regime,” ANS Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 11-15, 2018.
  7. Higley, M., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2018, “Temperature Prediction of a TN-32 Canister Subjected to Vacuum Drying,” ANS Winter Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 11-15, 2018.
  8. Greiner, M., Liu, YY, Shuler, J., 2017, “Development and Assessment of the University Of Nevada, Reno Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Packaging,” Education, Training, and Workforce Development: General Session, 2017 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington, DC October 29-November 2, 2017.
  9. Maharjan, D., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2017 “Experimentally Benchmarked CFD Model to Predict Cladding Temperatures of Used Nuclear Fuel During Vacuum Drying,” ANS Winter Meeting, Washington, DC.
  10. Maharjan, D., M. Hadj-Nacer, and M. Greiner, 2017 “Experimentally Benchmarked Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of a 7×7 Array of Heated Rods within a Square-Cross-Section Enclosure Filled With Rarefied Helium,” Proc. of the ASME Pressure, Vessel, and Pipe (PVP) conference, Waikoloa Village, HI.