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Wielandt iteration as applied to the nodal expansion method

Journal Article · · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE88-1· OSTI ID:6957008
An implementation of Wielandt's method of eigenvalue shifting to accelerate the convergence of nodal expansion method (NEM) reactor calculations is presented. This particular formulation of the method greatly decreases the number of source iterations required for a particular degree of convergence while retaining most of the efficiency of a groupwise solution procedure for the inner iterations. The nature of the NEM equations causes Wielandt's method to behave somewhat differently than when it is applied to the finite difference equations. Results are presented for well-known two- and three-dimensional benchmark problems.
Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., P.O. Box 1072, Schenectady, NY (US)
OSTI ID:
6957008
Journal Information:
Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 98:2; ISSN NSENA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English