Published October 2002 | Version v1
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Two-dimensional Baffle/Reflector Constants Based on Transport Equivalent Diffusion Parameters

Creators

  • 1. Reactor Core Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-8401 (Japan)
  • 2. Research laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan)

Description

In order to improve the calculation accuracy of PWR core power distribution by nodal code, a two-dimensional homogenization method based on transport equivalent diffusion parameters was developed. The method was verified against the benchmark calculation of an actual PWR. (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
7 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
55004327
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; BENCHMARKS; DIFFUSION; HOMOGENIZATION METHODS; POWER DISTRIBUTION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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