Published 1994
| Version v1
Miscellaneous
Finite element solution to the transport equation
Description
A finite element solution to the even parity neutron transport equation with anisotropic scattering, based on a variational approach, was generated using a spherical harmonics series expansion for the flux and sources. The functional of Kaplan and Davis is selected because it explicitly contains void boundary and current continuity conditions. The resulting linear system of equations was also symmetrized by using an adequate normalization for the spherical harmonics and by choosing a convenient spatial polynomial basis. Some results for a three hundred dimensional benchmark problem are presented. (author) 12 refs., 1 tab., 1 fig
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society 15. annual conference
- Imprint Pagination
- [1000 p.].
- Journal Page Range
- (v.1) [13 p.].
- ISSN
- 0227-1907
- Report number
- INIS-mf--14987(v.1,2)
Conference
- Title
- 15. annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society; 34. annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Association.
- Dates
- 5-8 Jun 1994.
- Place
- Montreal, PQ (Canada).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 28015847
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEUTRON DIFFUSION EQUATION; NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY; NODAL EXPANSION METHOD; PARITY; SPHERICAL HARMONICS METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CALCULATION METHODS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT THEORY