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Title: Two-dimensional equations of the surface harmonics method for solving problems of spatial neutron kinetics in square-lattice reactors

Journal Article · · Physics of Atomic Nuclei
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  1. National Research Center Kurchatov Institute (Russian Federation)

Two-dimensional time-dependent finite-difference equations of the surface harmonics method (SHM) for the description of the neutron transport are derived for square-lattice reactors. These equations are implemented in the SUHAM-TD code. Verification of the derived equations and the developed code are performed by the example of known test problems, and the potential and efficiency of the SHM as applied to the solution of the time-dependent neutron transport equation in the diffusion approximation in two-dimensional geometry are demonstrated. These results show the substantial advantage of SHM over direct finite-difference modeling in computational costs.

OSTI ID:
22314733
Journal Information:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 77, Issue 13; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English