Published October 2002 | Version v1
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Use of the surface harmonics method for calculation of 2D benchmark C5G7 MOX

Creators

  • 1. Russian Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', Nuclear Reactor Institute, 123182, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Benchmark C5G7 MOX was proposed specially to test the ability of current transport codes to compute reactor core without use the procedure of spatial homogenization. Seven group cross sections for all materials were given. Just that fact allows to test an accuracy of solving neutron transport equation by different codes excluding additional errors connected with preparing group cross sections. In this paper, Surface Harmonics Method (SHM) is applied to compute the two-dimensional configuration of this benchmark. Different approximations of SHM were applied both without use procedure of spatial homogenization and with use this procedure. This fact allowed additionally carry out evaluation of the effect of spatial homogenization of cells. Comparisons were carried out for keff and pin powers with both the reference results and between the results calculated by different approximations of SHM. Besides, values of k∞ both for fuel pin cells and for fuel assemblies are presented. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2002 International Conference on the New Frontiers of Nuclear Technology: Reactor Physics, Safety and High-Performance Computing

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society - ANS
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (United States)
Imprint Pagination
13 p.

Conference

Title
International Conference on the New Frontiers of Nuclear Technology: Reactor Physics, Safety and High-Performance Computing
Acronym
Physor 2002
Dates
7-10 Oct 2002
Place
Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
55004351
Subject category
S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BENCHMARKS; CROSS SECTIONS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL PINS; HARMONICS; NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY; REACTOR CORES; SURFACES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FUEL ELEMENTS; OSCILLATIONS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; TRANSPORT THEORY

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