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Title: BRISC v.1.0

Abstract

BRISC is a developmental prototype for a nextgeneration “systems-level” integrated performance and safety code (IPSC) for nuclear reactors. Its development served to demonstrate how a lightweight multi-physics coupling approach can be used to tightly couple the physics models in several different physics codes (written in a variety of languages) into one integrated package for simulating accident scenarios in a liquid sodium cooled “burner” nuclear reactor. For example, the RIO Fluid Flow and Heat transfer code developed at Sandia (SNL: Chris Moen, Dept. 08005) is used in BRISC to model fluid flow and heat transfer, as well as conduction heat transfer in solids. Because BRISC is a prototype, its most practical application is as a foundation or starting point for developing a true production code. The sub-codes and the associated models and correlations currently employed within BRISC were chosen to cover the required application space and demonstrate feasibility, but were not optimized or validated against experimental data within the context of their use in BRISC.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
Rodney Schmidt, Noel Belcourt, Kevin Clarno, Russell Hooper, Alfred Lorber and Richard Pryor
OSTI Identifier:
1231481
Report Number(s):
BRISC v.1.0; 002678AL00000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Software
Software Revision:
00
Software Package Number:
002678
Software Package Contents:
Media Directory; Software Abstract; Media includes Source Code; 1 CD-ROM
Software CPU:
AL000
Open Source:
No
Source Code Available:
Yes
Related Software:
Rio, Trilinos, Expat, Boost C++ Libraries, MPI!
Country of Publication:
United States

Citation Formats

. BRISC v.1.0. Computer software. Vers. 00. USDOE. 6 Jan. 2011. Web.
. (2011, January 6). BRISC v.1.0 (Version 00) [Computer software].
. BRISC v.1.0. Computer software. Version 00. January 6, 2011.
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abstractNote = {BRISC is a developmental prototype for a nextgeneration “systems-level” integrated performance and safety code (IPSC) for nuclear reactors. Its development served to demonstrate how a lightweight multi-physics coupling approach can be used to tightly couple the physics models in several different physics codes (written in a variety of languages) into one integrated package for simulating accident scenarios in a liquid sodium cooled “burner” nuclear reactor. For example, the RIO Fluid Flow and Heat transfer code developed at Sandia (SNL: Chris Moen, Dept. 08005) is used in BRISC to model fluid flow and heat transfer, as well as conduction heat transfer in solids. Because BRISC is a prototype, its most practical application is as a foundation or starting point for developing a true production code. The sub-codes and the associated models and correlations currently employed within BRISC were chosen to cover the required application space and demonstrate feasibility, but were not optimized or validated against experimental data within the context of their use in BRISC.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1231481}, year = {Thu Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Thu Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2011},
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