The RETRAN-03 computer code

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Nuclear Technology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5133722

Paulsen, M P; McFadden, J H; Peterson, C E; McClure, J A; Gose, G C; Jensen, P J ^[1]

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1. Computer Simulation and Analysis, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (US)

The RETRAN-03 code development effort is designed to overcome the major theoretical and practical limitations associated with the RETRAN-02 computer code. The major objectives of the development program are to extend the range of analyses that can be performed with RETRAN, to make the code more dependable and faster running, and to have a more transportable code. The first two objectives are accomplished by developing new models and adding other models to the RETRAN-02 base code. The major model additions for RETRAN-03 are as follows: implicit solution methods for the steady-state and transient forms of the field equations; additional options for the velocity difference equation; a new steady-state initialization option for computer low-power steam generator initial conditions; models for nonequilibrium thermodynamic conditions; and several special-purpose models. The source code and the environmental library for RETRAN-03 are written in standard FORTRAN 77, which allows the last objective to be fulfilled. Some models in RETRAN-02 have been deleted in RETRAN-03. In this paper the changes between RETRAN-02 and RETRAN-03 are reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 5133722
• Journal Information: Nuclear Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Nuclear Technology; (United States) Vol. 93:1; ISSN NUTYB; ISSN 0029-5450
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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