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Neutron noise simulation using ACNEM in the hexagonal geometry

Hosseini, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.11.037
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2018
  4. Abstract:
  5. In the present study, the development of a neutron noise simulator, DYN-ACNEM, using the Average Current Nodal Expansion Method (ACNEM) in 2-G, 2-D hexagonal geometries is reported. In first stage, the static neutron calculation is performed. The neutron/adjoint flux distribution and corresponding eigen-values are calculated using the algorithm developed based on power iteration method by considering the coarse meshes. The results of the static calculation are validated against the well-known IAEA-2D benchmark problem. In the second stage, the dynamic calculation is performed in the frequency domain in which the dimension of the variable space of the noise equations is lower than the time dependent equations. Induced neutron/adjoint noise distribution due to the neutron noise source of type absorber of variable strength is calculated as well. Two different methods are used to validate the neutron noise calculation. The Inadvertent Loading and Operation of a Fuel Assembly in an Improper Position (ILOFAIP) as an important neutron noise source is investigated using ACNEM in this study. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Average Current Nodal Expansion Method ; Neutron/adjoint flux ; Neutron/adjoint noise ; Frequency domain analysis ; Iterative methods ; Bench-mark problems ; Dynamic calculations ; Flux distributions ; Hexagonal ; Hexagonal geometry ; Nodal expansion method ; Noise distribution ; Time-dependent equations ; Neutrons
  8. Source: Annals of Nuclear Energy ; Volume 113 , 2018 , Pages 246-255 ; 03064549 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306454916311070