Published January 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Solution of the neutron transport problem with anisotropic scattering in cylindrical geometry by the decomposition method

  • 1. UFRGS, Departamento de Engenharia Nuclear, Av. Osvaldo Aranha 99, 4o andar, Porto Alegre, RS 90046-900 (Brazil)
  • 2. Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Coordenacao Geral de Reatores e Ciclo do Combustivel, Rua General Severiano, 90, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22294-900 (Brazil)
  • 3. UFRGS, Departamento de Matematica Aplicada, Av. Bento Goncalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, RS 91509-900 (Brazil)

Description

An analytical solution has been obtained for the one-speed stationary neutron transport problem, in an infinitely long cylinder with anisotropic scattering by the decomposition method. Series expansions of the angular flux distribution are proposed in terms of suitably constructed functions, recursively obtainable from the isotropic solution, to take into account anisotropy. As for the isotropic problem, an accurate closed-form solution was chosen for the problem with internal source and constant incident radiation, obtained from an integral transformation technique and the FN method

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2008.10.002

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2008.10.002;
PII
S0306-4549(08)00264-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 98-102
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40049013
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ANISOTROPY; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; DECOMPOSITION; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; SCATTERING; SERIES EXPANSION
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONFIGURATION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; RADIATION TRANSPORT; TRANSFORMATIONS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.