Dipl.-Phys. Alexander Knospe

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Mr Dipl.-Phys. Alexander Knospe

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Institute of Process Engineering and Enviromental Technology - Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy

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Key Activities

NAUTILUS: Development of Experimental Methods for Investigating Innovative Approaches to Nuclear Waste Management and to Nuclear Safety
GREaT-PIONEeR: GRADUATE EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR TEACHING THE PHYSICS AND SAFETY OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
CORTEX: CORe monitoring Techniques and EXperimental validation and demonstration

Scientific Biography

Since 2016

Research Associate, Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy

Publications

The publications of Mr. Knospe can be found in the research portal of the TU Dresden ( fis.tu-dresden.de ).

17 Entries

2025

Transients at the nuclear training and research reactor AKR 2: Experiments and time dependent simulations with Monte Carlo Code SerpentGómez Rodriguez, J. J., Knospe, A., Viebach, M., Lange, C. & Hurtado Gutierrez, A., 6 Apr 2025Research output: Contribution to conferences > Poster
Validation of the AKR-2 reactor simplified model using OpenMC and Serpent: A deep analysis of the pile oscillator experimentGómez Rodriguez, J. J., Lange, C., Viebach, M., Knospe, A., Hurtado Gutierrez, A. & Giusti, V., 6 Apr 2025, European Research Reactor Conference Proceedings . European Nuclear SocietyElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
CORTEX experiments – Part I: Modulation campaigns in AKR-2 & CROCUS for the validation of neutron noise codesLamirand, V., Knospe, A., Ambrožič, K., Hübner, S., Lange, C., Pakari, O., Vitullo, F. & 13 others, Feb 2025, In: Annals of nuclear energy. 211, 110928Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2024

CORTEX experiments, Part III: Experimental determination of the zero power transfer function of AKR-2 with reliable uncertaintiesKnospe, A., Hübner, S., Ambrožič, K., Viebach, M., Lange, C. & Lamirand, V., 15 Dec 2024, In: Annals of nuclear energy. 209, 110686Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
CORTEX experiments, Part II: Postprocessing of neutron noise time series to determine reliable mean and uncertaintiesAmbrožič, K., Knospe, A., Pakari, O., Hübner, S., Hursin, M., Lange, C., Rais, A. & 3 others, 1 Dec 2024, In: Annals of nuclear energy. 208, 110704Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Application of the Pile Oscillator at the Training and Research Reactor AKR-2Knospe, A., Gómez Rodriguez, J. J., Viebach, M., Lange, C. & Hurtado Gutierrez, A., 2024Research output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
NAUTILUS: A Project for the Development of Experimental Methods for Investigating Innovative Approaches to Nuclear Waste Management and to Nuclear SafetyViebach, M., Knospe, A., Lange, C., Merk, B. & Hurtado, A., 2024, Proceedings of the International Conference on Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR 2024. American Nuclear Society, p. 316-325, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
NAUTILUS: Experimental methods for investigating innovative approaches to nuclear waste management and nuclear safetyViebach, M., Knospe, A., Lange, C., Merk, B. & Hurtado Gutierrez, A., 2024Research output: Contribution to conferences > Presentation slides

2023

Modeling noise experiments performed at AKR-2 and CROCUS zero-power reactorsHursin, M., Zoia, A., Rouchon, A., Brighenti, A., Zmijarevic, I., Santandrea, S., Vinai, P. & 14 others, 15 Dec 2023, In: Annals of nuclear energy. 194, 16 p., 110066Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
NAUTILUS – Forschungsprojekt zu künftigen Kernreaktoren ohne hochradioaktiven AbfallViebach, M. & Knospe, A., 11 Oct 2023Research output: Contribution to conferences > Presentation slides

NAUTILUS: Development of Experimental Methods for Investigating Innovative Approaches to Nuclear Waste Management and to Nuclear Safety
M. Viebach und A. Knospe
55. Kraftwerkstechnisches Kolloquium, Dresden, 11.10.2023

Mechanical model for the motion of RPV internals affecting neutron flux noise
Bläsius, C., Herb, J., Sievers, J., Knospe, A., Viebach, M., Lange, C.
(2022) Annals of Nuclear Energy, 176, art. no. 109243
Doi: 10.1016/2022.109243

Experimental determination of the zero power reactor transfer function of the
AKR-2
S. Hübner, A. Knospe, M. Viebach, C. Lange, A. Hurtado
PHYSOR 2020, 29.03. – 02.04.2020, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
ISBN: 978-1-5272-6447-2, Link

Advanced natural circulation reduced order model with inclined channel for low pressure conditions
Manthey, R.; Knospe, A.; Lange, C.; Schuster, C.; Hurtado, A.:
ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, 2019
Doi: 10.1115/1.4044846

Principles for the application of bifurcation theory for the systematic analysis of nuclear reactor stability, Part1: Theory
Dieter Hennig, Carsten Lange, Rizwan-uddin, Abdelhamid Dokhane, Alexander Knospe,
Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 115, 2019, Pages 231-249, ISSN 0149-1970,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.02.009.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197019300575)

Principles for the application of bifurcation theory for the systematic analysis of nuclear reactor stability, Part2: Application
Dieter Hennig, Rizwan-uddin, Carsten Lange, Abdelhamid Dokhane, Alexander Knospe,
Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 113, 2019, Pages 263-280, ISSN 0149-1970
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.01.009.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197019300083)

Reduced order modeling of a natural circulation system by proper orthogonal decomposition
Manthey, R.; Knospe, A.; Lange, C.; Hennig, D.; Hurtado, A.
Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 114, pp. 191-200, 2019,
doi: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.03.010.

Model order reduction of low pressure natural circulation system
René Manthey, A. Knospe, C. Lange, Ch. Schuster, A. Hurtado Conference paper: Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology, Berlin, Deutschland, Mai 29-30, 2018

Model Order Reduction of a High Pressure Natural Circulation System
A. Knospe, R. Manthey, C. Lange, D. Hennig, A. Hurtado Conference paper: Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology, Berlin, Deutschland, Mai 29-30, 2018

Nonlinear stability analysis of natural circulation systems by application of model order reduction and system codes
René Manthey, A. Knospe, C. Lange, Ch. Schuster, A. Hurtado Conference paper: Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology, Berlin, Deutschland, Mai 2017

Model Order Reduction of Two-Phase Flow
A. Knospe, C. Lange, A. Hurtado: Vortrag: Kompetenzzentrum OST für Kernenergietechnik-11th Doktorandenseminar, Dresden, Dezember 7, 2017