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A METHOD FOR REPLACING A REGION OF A REACTOR BY ANOTHER REGION, GEOMETRICALLY SIMPLER

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4840043
In many problems, where the diffusion equations are used, it is useful to replace a region, of a reactor for instance, by another geometrically simpler (usually circular). This method is frequently applied, in the calculations of a cell of a heterogeneous reactor, or of control rod efficiency. A way of evaluating the boundary conditions of the simplified region is presented, based on the equalization of averaged albedos. This procedure is rather fast if one possesses a code for computer calculations, which gives the albedos, or a quantity directly related to them (admittances). (auth)
Research Organization:
Brussels. Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucleaire
NSA Number:
NSA-15-031794
OSTI ID:
4840043
Report Number(s):
BLG-40
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English