Simplification of coding of NRU loop experiment software with dimensional generator
Creators
- 1. Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (Canada)
Description
The following are specific topics of this paper: 1.There is much creativity in the manner in which Dimensional Generator can be applied to a specific programming task [2]. This paper tells how Dimensional Generator was applied to a reactor-physics task. 2. In this first practical use, Dimensional Generator itself proved not to need change, but a better user interface was found necessary, essentially because the relevance of Dimensional Generator to reactor physics was initially underestimated. It is briefly described. 3. The use of Dimensional Generator helps make reactor-physics source code somewhat simpler. That is explained here with brief examples from BURFEL-PC and WIMSBURF. 4. Most importantly, with the help of Dimensional Generator, all erroneous physical expressions were automatically detected. The errors are detailed here (in spite of the author's embarrassment) because they show clearly, both in theory and in practice, how Dimensional Generator offers quality enhancement of reactor-physics programming. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society - ANS
- Imprint Place
- La Grange Park (United States)
- ISBN
- 0-89448-697-7
- Imprint Pagination
- 10 p.
Conference
- Title
- American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics - Advances in Nuclear Analysis and Simulation
- Acronym
- PHYSOR-2006
- Dates
- 10-14 Sep 2006
- Place
- Vancouver, BC (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 43129878
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPUTER CODES; DIMENSIONS; ERRORS; NRU REACTOR; PROGRAMMING; REACTOR PHYSICS
- Descriptors DEC
- HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; PHYSICS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 3 refs.