Uncertainty Quantification Study of CTF for the OECD/NEA LWR Uncertainty Analysis in Modeling Benchmark
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
This work describes the results of a quantitative uncertainty analysis of the thermal-hydraulic subchannel code for nuclear engineering applications, Coolant Boiling in Rod Arrays-Three Field (COBRA-TF). CTF is used, which is a version of COBRA-TF developed in cooperation between the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors and North Carolina State University. Four steady-state cases from Phase II Exercise 3 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency Light Water Reactor Uncertainty Analysis in Modeling (UAM) Benchmark are analyzed using the statistical analysis tool, Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications (Dakota). The input parameters include boundary condition, geometry, and modeling uncertainties, which are selected using a sensitivity study and then defined based on expert judgment. Here, a forward uncertainty quantification method with Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) is used, where the sample size is based on available computational resources.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1496638
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2019-0961J; 671938
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 190, Issue 3; ISSN 0029-5639
- Publisher:
- American Nuclear Society - Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Uncertainty Quantification and Propagation of Multiphysics Simulation of the Pressurized Water Reactor Core
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