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• CCP-NTH Data
• Open Data Hub
• Turbulence
• Heat Transfer
• NTH Experiments
• System TH
• AI Datasets
• General Platforms

CCP-NTH Data Resources

CCP-NTH develops high-fidelity datasets and benchmark cases to support the community, including simulation data and validation resources.

• High-fidelity DNS datasets (e.g. CHAPSim)
• Benchmark datasets for validation and verification
• AI-ready datasets for data-driven modelling (in development)

Open Data Hub for Thermal Hydraulics

This section provides curated links to openly accessible datasets relevant to turbulence, heat transfer, and nuclear thermal hydraulics.

Canonical Turbulence (Channel, Pipe, Wall Flows)

• Johns Hopkins Turbulence Database (JHTDB)
  
  A widely used open-access database providing DNS datasets for canonical turbulent flows, including channel flow, isotropic turbulence, and mixing layers, with built-in tools for data analysis.
• Texas Turbulence File Server
  
  Provides direct access to high-resolution DNS datasets for wall-bounded turbulence, including channel and Couette flows, primarily for fundamental turbulence research.
• ERCOFTAC Database
  
  A curated collection of experimental and numerical benchmark datasets used extensively for validation and assessment of turbulence models.
• NASA Turbulence Modeling Resource
  
  A validation resource providing benchmark CFD cases, reference solutions, and turbulence model documentation for RANS and LES simulations.

Heat Transfer & Wall Turbulence

• THTLAB Database
  
  A collection of high-quality datasets from the Turbulence and Heat Transfer Laboratory, focusing on coupled turbulence and heat transfer phenomena in canonical configurations.
• Tokyo University of Science DNS Database
  
  A DNS database of wall-bounded turbulent flows with heat transfer, including cases with buoyancy, rotation, and other complex physical effects.
• NIST Thermophysical Property Databases
  
  Authoritative databases providing thermophysical properties of fluids and materials, widely used for modelling heat transfer and fluid behaviour.

Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics Experimental Data

• NUPEC PSBT
  
  A high-quality benchmark dataset for PWR subchannel flows, widely used for validation of subchannel and CFD thermal hydraulics models.
• NUPEC BFBT
  
  A comprehensive boiling water reactor (BWR) dataset providing detailed measurements for bundle-scale boiling flows and heat transfer validation.
• NRC CHF Database
  
  A large experimental database of critical heat flux (CHF) measurements used for modelling boiling crisis and safety margins in nuclear systems.

System Thermal Hydraulics & Benchmarks

• OECD/NEA Thermal Hydraulics Benchmarks
  
  A suite of internationally coordinated benchmark problems and datasets, including system-scale experiments such as PKL and ROSA, for validation of thermal hydraulics codes.

AI-ready Scientific Datasets

• The Well (Polymathic AI)
  
  A curated collection of machine-learning-ready scientific datasets, including fluid dynamics and PDE-based simulations, designed for developing and benchmarking AI models.

General Open Data Platforms

• Zenodo
  
  A general-purpose open-access repository for sharing research outputs, including datasets, software, and publications, with DOI assignment.
• Figshare
  
  A platform for publishing and sharing research data across disciplines, supporting open science and reproducibility.
• UKRI Gateway to Research
  
  A UKRI portal providing access to information on funded research projects, associated outputs, and links to datasets.