Mesh generation and energy group condensation studies for the jaguar deterministic transport code

Kennedy, R. A.; Watson, A. M.; Iwueke, C. I.; Edwards, E. J.

Title: Mesh generation and energy group condensation studies for the jaguar deterministic transport code

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The deterministic transport code Jaguar is introduced, and the modeling process for Jaguar is demonstrated using a two-dimensional assembly model of the Hoogenboom-Martin Performance Benchmark Problem. This single assembly model is being used to test and analyze optimal modeling methodologies and techniques for Jaguar. This paper focuses on spatial mesh generation and energy condensation techniques. In this summary, the models and processes are defined as well as thermal flux solution comparisons with the Monte Carlo code MC21. (authors)

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Kennedy, R. A.; Watson, A. M.; Iwueke, C. I.; Edwards, E. J. ^[1]

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, P.O. Box 1072, Schenectady, NY 12301-1072 (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: American Nuclear Society, Inc., 555 N. Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 22105908

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: PHYSOR 2012: Conference on Advances in Reactor Physics - Linking Research, Industry, and Education, Knoxville, TN (United States), 15-20 Apr 2012; Other Information: Country of input: France; 11 refs.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING; BENCHMARKS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; J CODES; MESH GENERATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT THEORY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS

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                    Kennedy, R. A., Watson, A. M., Iwueke, C. I., and Edwards, E. J. Mesh generation and energy group condensation studies for the jaguar deterministic transport code.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Kennedy, R. A., Watson, A. M., Iwueke, C. I., & Edwards, E. J. Mesh generation and energy group condensation studies for the jaguar deterministic transport code.  United States.

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                    Kennedy, R. A., Watson, A. M., Iwueke, C. I., and Edwards, E. J. 2012.  
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  abstractNote = {The deterministic transport code Jaguar is introduced, and the modeling process for Jaguar is demonstrated using a two-dimensional assembly model of the Hoogenboom-Martin Performance Benchmark Problem. This single assembly model is being used to test and analyze optimal modeling methodologies and techniques for Jaguar. This paper focuses on spatial mesh generation and energy condensation techniques. In this summary, the models and processes are defined as well as thermal flux solution comparisons with the Monte Carlo code MC21. (authors)},

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