Neutron Transport Methods for Accelerator-Driven Systems

Tsoulfanidis, Nicholas ; Lewis, Elmer

University of Missouri--Rolla

关键词: Variational Methods;    43 Particle Accelerators;    Nuclear Engineering;    Spallation;    Anl;   

DOI  :  10.2172/836901
RP-ID  :  DOE/ID/14108
RP-ID  :  FG07-01ID14108
RP-ID  :  836901

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this project has been to develop computational methods that will enable more effective analysis of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS). The work is centered at the University of Missouri at Rolla, with a subcontract at Northwestern University, and close cooperation with the Nuclear Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. The work has fallen into three categories. First, the treatment of the source for neutrons originating from the spallation target which drives the neutronics calculations of the ADS. Second, the generalization of the nodal variational method to treat the R-Z geometry configurations frequently needed for scoping calculations in Accelerator Driven Systems. Third, the treatment of void regions within variational nodal methods as needed to treat the accelerator beam tube.