Frontiers in Energy Research (Jan 2023)

Pin-resolved ultra-fine-group with correction method and its application to plate-type fuel reactor analysis

  • Junjie Rao,
  • Junjie Rao,
  • Xingjie Peng,
  • Yingrui Yu,
  • Qing Li,
  • Kan Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1035828
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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In order to perform the resonance calculation efficiently and accurately, several pin-resolved ultra-fine-group methods combining the ultra-fine-group method and Dancoff factor have been developed recently. The ultra-fine-group method is used to consider the self-shielding effect accurately in the 1-D fuel model, and the Dancoff factor is used to consider the shadowing effect in a lattice system. The pin-resolved ultra-fine-group with correction method, combining the ultra-fine-group method and Dancoff factor, is implemented in a transport code using the method of characteristic. In order to expand the application range, the pin-resolved method is extended for the plate-type fuel. Numerical results show good accuracy for the plate-type fuel reactor analysis.

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