Full 3D visualization tool-kit for Monte Carlo and deterministic transport codes

Conference · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:22107785

Frambati, S.; Frignani, M. ^[1]

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1. Ansaldo Nucleare S.p.A., Corso F.M. Perrone 25, 1616 Genova (Italy)

We propose a package of tools capable of translating the geometric inputs and outputs of many Monte Carlo and deterministic radiation transport codes into open source file formats. These tools are aimed at bridging the gap between trusted, widely-used radiation analysis codes and very powerful, more recent and commonly used visualization software, thus supporting the design process and helping with shielding optimization. Three main lines of development were followed: mesh-based analysis of Monte Carlo codes, mesh-based analysis of deterministic codes and Monte Carlo surface meshing. The developed kit is considered a powerful and cost-effective tool in the computer-aided design for radiation transport code users of the nuclear world, and in particular in the fields of core design and radiation analysis. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22107785
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
GEOMETRY
MONTE CARLO METHOD
OPTIMIZATION
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
RADIATION TRANSPORT
SHIELDING
SURFACES
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TRANSPORT THEORY