کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1728352 1521130 2014 19 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A practical implementation of the higher-order transverse-integrated nodal diffusion method
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
اجرای عملی روش نفوذ نزولی عرضی یکپارچه بالاتر
کلمات کلیدی
نشت عرضی، پخش مفصل، روش های مرتبه بالاتر
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
چکیده انگلیسی


• A practical higher-order nodal method is developed for diffusion calculations.
• The method resolves the issue of the transverse leakage approximation.
• The method achieves much superior accuracy as compared to standard nodal methods.
• The calculational cost is only about 50% greater than standard nodal methods.
• The method is packaged in a module for connection to existing nodal codes.

Transverse-integrated nodal diffusion methods currently represent the standard in full core neutronic simulation. The primary shortcoming of this approach is the utilization of the quadratic transverse leakage approximation. This approach, although proven to work well for typical LWR problems, is not consistent with the formulation of nodal methods and can cause accuracy and convergence problems. In this work, an improved, consistent quadratic leakage approximation is formulated, which derives from the class of higher-order nodal methods developed some years ago. Further, a number of iteration schemes are developed around this consistent quadratic leakage approximation which yields accurate node average results in much improved calculational times. The most promising of these iteration schemes results from utilizing the consistent leakage approximation as a correction method to the standard quadratic leakage approximation. Numerical results are demonstrated on a set of benchmark problems and further applied to a realistic reactor problem, particularly the SAFARI-1 reactor, operating at Necsa, South Africa. The final optimal solution strategy is packaged into a standalone module which may simply be coupled to existing nodal diffusion codes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Annals of Nuclear Energy - Volume 68, June 2014, Pages 70–88
نویسندگان
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