Prof. Dr. Borut Mavko

Scientific Councilor

Jožef Stefan
Institute
Jamova cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: +386 1 5885 450
Fax: +386 1 5885 377
E-mail: borut.mavko@ijs.si

Research Interests

Nuclear safety Transient and accident analysis Probabilistic safety analysis Thermalhydraulics

Research Projects

Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology:

• Research program: Nuclear Engineering, Group leader: B. Mavko, Duration: till 2008.

Cooperation in International Research Projects:

• ENEN II - Consolidation of European Nuclear Education, Training and Knowledge Management, vodja projekta: B. Mavko, Duration: till 2008.
• SNF-TP, Sustainable Nuclear Fission Technology Platform, vodja projekta: B. Mavko, Duratione: till 2008.
• Network of Excellence SARNET (Network of Excellence for a Sustainable Integration of European Research on Severe Accident Phenomenology), Sixth Framework Programme of the EC, Coordinator: IRSN, France, IJS Project leader: M. Leskovar, Vice-Chairman of Governing Board: B. Mavko, Duration: till 2008
• Code Assessment Maintenance Program (CAMP), International Project, Coordination: US NRC, National Counterpart: "J.Stefan" Institute, Duration: till 2012.

Education

• Dipl. Ing. EE, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1967
• MS EE, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1971
• MS NE, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, 1972
• Ph. D., University of Maribor, Slovenia, 1979

Committee and Board Memberships

• NPP Krsko Safety Committee, Krsko, since 1984
• Administration for Nuclear Safety of Slovenia, Board for NPP Operator Licensing, Ljubljana, since 1980
• J.Stefan Insitute, Scientific Council, since 1992
• EU 6.FP SARNET, Vice-Chairman of Governing Board, since 2004

Professional Experience

• Since 1967 employed by Jozef Stefan Institute
  • Scientific Councilor, Reactor Engineering Department, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (full time)
  • Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, Graduate Programme of Nuclear Engineering (part time)

Professional Societys

• Nuclear Society of Slovenia
• American Nuclear Society
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• European Nuclear Society
• Slovenian Association of Technical and Natural Sciences (SATENA)
• Engineering Academy of Slovenia (IAS)
• Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU)

Selected Publications

The full list of publications is maintained by COBISS. Links to publications use the Digital Object Identifier System DOI.

• KONÄŒAR, Boštjan, KLJENAK, Ivo, MAVKO, Borut. Modelling of local two-phase flow parameters in upward subcooled flow boiling at low pressure. Int. j. heat mass transfer. [Print ed.], 2004, vol. 47, str. 1499-1513.
• TISELJ, Iztok, HETSRONI, Gad, MAVKO, Borut, MOSYAK, Albert, POGREBNYAK, Elena, SEGAL, Z. Effect of axial conduction on the heat transfer in micro-channels. Int. j. heat mass transfer. [Print ed.], 2004, vol. 47, str. 2551-2565.
• PROŠEK, Andrej, KVIZDA, Boris, MAVKO, Borut, KLIMENT, Tomáš. Quantitative assessment of MCP trip transient in a VVER. Nucl. Eng. Des.. [Print ed.], 2004, vol. 227, str. 85-96.
• TISELJ, Iztok, HORVAT, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut, POGREBNYAK, Elena, MOSYAK, Albert, HETSRONI, Gad. Wall properties and heat transfer in near-wall turbulent flow. Numer. heat transf., A Appl.. [Print ed.], 2004, vol. 46, str. 717-729.
• HORVAT, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut. Calculation of conjugate heat transfer problem with volumetric heat gerenation using the Galerkin method. Appl. math. model.. [Print ed.], 2005, vol. 29, str. 477-495.
• HORVAT, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut. Hierarchic modeling of heat transfer processes in heat exchangers. Int. j. heat mass transfer. [Print ed.], 2005, vol. 48, str. 361-371.
• MOONS, Frans, SAFIEH, Joseph, GIOT, Michel, MAVKO, Borut, SEHGAL, Bal Raj, SCHÄFER, Anselm, VAN GOETHEM, Georges, D'HAESELEER, William Denis. European master of science in nuclear engineering. Nucl. Eng. Des.. [Print ed.], 2005, vol. 235, str. 165-172.
• KLJENAK, Ivo, MAVKO, Borut. Simulation of void fraction profile evolution in subcooled nucleate boiling flow in a vertical annulus using a bubble-tracking approach. Heat mass transf., 2006, vol. 42, str. 552-561.
• HORVAT, Andrej, LESKOVAR, Matjaž, MAVKO, Borut. Comparison of heat transfer conditions in tube bundle cross-flow for different tube shapes. Int. j. heat mass transfer. [Print ed.], 2006, vol. 49, no. 5-6, str. 1027-1038.
• HORVAT, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut. Drag coefficient and Stanton number behavior in fluid flow across a bundle of wing-shaped tubes. J. heat transfer, 2006, vol. 128, no. 9, str. 969-973.
• ÄŒEPIN, Marko, CIZELJ, Leon, LESKOVAR, Matjaž, MAVKO, Borut. Vulnerability analysis of a nuclear power plant considering detonations of explosive devices. J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 2006, vol. 43, no. 10, str. 1258-1269.
• KLJENAK, Ivo, BABIĆ, Miroslav, MAVKO, Borut, BAJSIÄŒ, Ivan. Modeling of containment atmosphere mixing and stratification experiment using a CFD approach. Nucl. Eng. Des.. [Print ed.], 2006, vol. 236, no. 14-16, str. 1682-1692.
• PROŠEK, Andrej, D'AURIA, Francesco, RICHARDS, David J., MAVKO, Borut. Quantitative assessment of thermal-hydraulic codes used for heavy water reactor calculations. Nucl. Eng. Des.. [Print ed.], 2006, vol. 236, str. 295-308.
• HORVAT, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut. Heat transfer conditions in flow across a bundle of cylindrical and ellipsoidal tubes. Numer. heat transf., A Appl.. [Print ed.], 2006, vol. 49, no. 7, str. 699-715.
• BABIĆ, Miroslav, KLJENAK, Ivo, MAVKO, Borut. Prediction of light gas distribution in experimental containment facilities using the CFX4 code. Nucl. Eng. Des.. [Print ed.], 2008, vol. 238, no. 3, str. 538-550.
• PETELIN, Stojan, MAVKO, Borut, KONÄŒAR, Boštjan, HASSAN, Yassin A. Scaling of small-scale thermal-hydraulic transient to the real nuclear power plant. Nucl. technol., 2007, vol. 158, no. 1, str. 56-68.
• PROŠEK, Andrej, MAVKO, Borut. The state-of-the-art theory and applications of best-estimate plus uncertainty methods. Nucl. technol., 2007, vol. 158, no. 1, str. 69-79.
• VOLKANOVSKI, Andrija, MAVKO, Borut, BOŠEVSKI, Tome, ÄŒAUSEVSKI, Anton, ÄŒEPIN, Marko. Genetic algorithm optimisation of the maintenance scheduling of generating units in a power system. Reliab. eng. syst. saf.. [Print ed.], 2008, vol. 93, no. 3, str. 779-789.