SABRINA - An Interactive Geometry Modeler for MCNP

Conference · Sun Oct 30 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:5655866

West, J. T. ^[1]; Murphy, J. ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

One of the most difficult tasks when analyzing a complex three-dimensional system with Monte Carlo is geometry model development. SABRINA attempts to make the modeling process more user-friendly and less of an obstacle. It accepts both combinatorial solid bodies and MCNP surfaces and produces MCNP cells. The model development process in SABRINA is highly interactive and gives the user immediate feedback on errors. Users can view their geometry from arbitrary perspectives while the model is under development and interactively find and correct modeling errors. An example of a SABRINA display is shown. It represents a complex three-dimensional shape.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 5655866
• Report Number(s): CONF-881011
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 57; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Publisher: American Nuclear Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220100* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
Analysis
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Complex Three-Dimensional Shape
ERRORS
Error Feedback
GEOMETRY
Geometry Model Development
LASL
MATHEMATICS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
Monte Carlo
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PARTICLE TRACKS
PHYSICS
PROGRAMMING
REACTOR PHYSICS
S CODES
SABRINA Display
SHIELDING
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
Usability