Resolution of double heterogeneity in direct transport calculation employing subgroup method and method of characteristics

Leonid Pogosbekyan, Gwan Young Kim, Kang Seog Kim, Jin Young Cho, Han Gyu Joo

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Abstract

The double heterogeneity (DH) problem encountered in the neutronic analysis of the particulate fuel bearing cores is resolved in a direct whole core transport calculation code which employs the subgroup method for the resonance treatment and the method of characteristics (MOC) for transport calculation. The Sanchez's method for DH treatment in the MOC calculation which utilizes the effective stochastic cross section of the homogenized composite obtained from the analytic solution of the renewal equation is implemented first in the subgroup level dependent transport calculation in order to determine the shielded cross section and then in the main transport calculation. The effectiveness of this resolution is assessed for a group of typical fuel lattices of a very high temperature reactor by comparing with the Monte Carlo solutions for various configurations at several temperatures. It turns out that the double heterogeneity effect amounting upto 4000 pcm is captured well (errors around 100 pcm) with the implemented DH resolution schemes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
PublisherPaul Scherrer Institut
Pages413-419
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781617821219
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08 - Interlaken, Switzerland
Duration: Sep 14 2008Sep 19 2008

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityInterlaken
Period09/14/0809/19/08

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