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Intercomparison of the finite difference and nodal discrete ordinates and surface flux transport methods for a LWR pool-reactor benchmark problem in X-Y geometry

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OSTI ID:6635480
The aim of the present work is to compare and discuss the three of the most advanced two dimensional transport methods, the finite difference and nodal discrete ordinates and surface flux method, incorporated into the transport codes TWODANT, TWOTRAN-NODAL, MULTIMEDIUM and SURCU. For intercomparison the eigenvalue and the neutron flux distribution are calculated using these codes in the LWR pool reactor benchmark problem. Additionally the results are compared with some results obtained by French collision probability transport codes MARSYAS and TRIDENT. Because the transport solution of this benchmark problem is close to its diffusion solution some results obtained by the finite element diffusion code FINELM and the finite difference diffusion code DIFF-2D are included.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Swiss Federal Inst. for Reactor Research, Wuerenlingen; Kraftwerk Union A.G., Erlangen (Germany, F.R.)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6635480
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-83-29; CONF-830304-14; ON: DE83006051
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English