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Kreher MA, Shaner S, Forget B, Smith K. Frequency Transform Method for Transient Analysis of Nuclear Reactors in Monte Carlo. NUCL SCI ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00295639.2022.2067739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Miriam A. Kreher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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A New Precursor Integral Method for Solving Space-Dependent Kinetic Equations in Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Coupling System. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.1155/2020/8265146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The accurate prediction of the neutronic and thermal-hydraulic coupling system transient behavior is important in nuclear reactor safety analysis, where a large-scale nonlinear coupling system with strong stiffness should be solved efficiently. In order to reduce the stiffness and huge computational cost in the coupling system, the high-performance numerical techniques for solving delayed neutron precursor equation are a key issue. In this work, a new precursor integral method with an exponential approximation is proposed and compared with widely used Taylor approximation-based precursor integral methods. The truncation errors of exponential approximation and Taylor approximation are analyzed and compared. Moreover, a time control technique is put forward which is based on flux exponential approximation. The procedure is tested in a 2D neutron kinetic benchmark and a simplified high-temperature gas-cooled reactor-pebble bed module (HTR-PM) multiphysics problem utilizing the efficient Jacobian-free Newton–Krylov method. Results show that selecting appropriate flux approximation in the precursor integral method can improve the efficiency and precision compared with the traditional method. The computation time is reduced to one-ninth in the HTR-PM model under the same accuracy when applying the exponential integral method with the time adaptive technique.
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Tang C. Application of Stiffness Confinement Method in Transient Transport Calculation. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND RADIATION SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4044749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Stiffness confinement method (SCM) can effectively alleviate the stiffness in the neutron kinetics equation and can use larger time steps to obtain the same calculation accuracy and improve the computational efficiency. However, the existing SCM is mainly used to solve two group transient diffusion equations. In this paper, the SCM is employed to solve the multigroup transient transport calculation. On the basis of the original method of characteristics (MOC) code PEACH, the transient function is added, and the PEACH-K program is developed. Based on the numerical results of the latest published OECD/NEA C5G7-TD benchmark, it shows that the PEACH-K program developed in this paper has both high computing precision and good numerical stability.
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- Chuntao Tang
- Department of Reactor Core Design, Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, Shanghai 200233, China
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Chen GS, Christenson JM, Yang DY. Stability Improvement of the Alternating Direction Implicit Method for Two-Dimensional Space-Time Reactor Kinetics Applications. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse92-a23941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Gen-Shun Chen
- National Tsing-Hua University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30043
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- National Tsing-Hua University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30043
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Asahi Y, Okumura K, Ose Y. A Spatial Kinetics Method Ensuring Neutronic Balance with Thermal-Hydraulic Feedback and Its Application to a Main Steam Line Break. NUCL SCI ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nse01-a2223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yoshiro Asahi
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki Japan 319-1195
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki Japan 319-1195
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- Katena Company, Department of Systems Development Shiomi 2-10-24 Koto Ward, Tokyo Japan 135-8565
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Seong SH, Lee UC, Kim SH, Jang JW. Application of Neural Networks to Analyze Load-Follow Operation in a Pressurized Water Reactor. NUCL TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nt99-a3031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Seung Hwan Seong
- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute P.O. Box 105 Yusong, Taejon 305-600, Korea
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- Seoul National University Department of Nuclear Engineering, Shinlim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute P.O. Box 105 Yusong, Taejon 305-600, Korea
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- Seoul National University Department of Nuclear Engineering, Shinlim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Park BW, Joo HG. Improved stiffness confinement method within the coarse mesh finite difference framework for efficient spatial kinetics calculation. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2014.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Smith KS, Bahadir T, Ferrer R, Lancaster DB, Machiels AJ. Depletion Reactivity Benchmarks—I: Experimental Benchmarks for Quantifying PWR Fuel Reactivity Depletion Uncertainty. NUCL TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.13182/nt13-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- K. S. Smith
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Studsvik Scandpower, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
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- Studsvik Scandpower, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
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- Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304
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Ban Y, Endo T, Yamamoto A. A unified approach for numerical calculation of space-dependent kinetic equation. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2012.677126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BAN Y, ENDO T, YAMAMOTO A, YAMANE Y. Explicit Time Integration Scheme Using Krylov Subspace Method for Reactor Kinetics Equation. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2011.9711698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SUZUKI N, SHIMAZU Y. Reactivity-Initiated-Accident Analysis without Scram of a Molten Salt Reactor. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2008.9711881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Aboanber A, Hamada Y. Generalized Runge–Kutta method for two- and three-dimensional space–time diffusion equations with a variable time step. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AOKI S, SUEMURA T, OGAWA J, TAKEDA T. The Verification of 3 Dimensional Nodal Kinetics Code ANCK Using Transient Benchmark Problems. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SUZUKI N, SHIMAZU Y. Preliminary Safety Analysis on Depressurization Accident without Scram of a Molten Salt Reactor. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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IKEDA H, TAKEDA T. Development and Verification of an Efficient Spatial Neutron Kinetics Method for Reactivity-Initiated Event Analyses. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zimin VG, Ninokata H. Acceleration of the outer iterations of the space-dependent neutron kinetics equations solution. ANN NUCL ENERGY 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0306-4549(95)00136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sutton T, Aviles B. Diffusion theory methods for spatial kinetics calculations. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0149-1970(95)00082-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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