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Nodal Transport Methods Using the Simplified Even-Parity Neutron Transport Equation

단순 우성 중성자 수송방정식을 이용한 노달 수송해법

  • Received : 2018.04.12
  • Accepted : 2018.06.19
  • Published : 2018.06.29
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Abstract

Nodal transport methods are proposed for solving the simplified even-parity neutron transport (SEP) equation. These new methods are attributed to the success of existing nodal diffusion methods such as the Polynomial Expansion Nodal and the Analytic Function Expansion Nodal Methods, which are known to be very effective for solving the neutron diffusion equation. Numerical results show that the simplified even-parity transport equation is a valid approximation to the transport equation and that the two nodal methods developed in this study also work for the SEP transport equation, without conflict. Since accuracy of methods is easily increased by adding node unknowns, the proposed methods will be effective for coarse mesh calculation and this will also lead to computation efficiency.

중성자 확산방정식에 대해 개발된 노달 확산이론을 단순 우성 중성자 수송방정식에 적용할 수 있는 노달 수송이론을 제시한다. 노달이론으로 다항식전개 노달법과 해석함수전개 노달법을 채택하였고 단순 우성 수송방정식은 수송방정식에 대한 합리적 근사이며 기존의 노달해법이 방향 차분된 단순 우성 수송방정식에 정확히 적용될 수 있음을 수치적으로 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 방법론 개발이 목적이므로 노드 당 최소한의 미지수를 정의하여 사용했지만 미지수를 추가함으로써 정확도를 증가시킬 수 있음은 기존의 노달 확산이론의 경우와 같다. 즉 중성자 수송방정식에 대해 노달이론을 적용하여 소격격자에 대해 계산 정확성이 확보되고 이는 결국 계산 효율성 증대로 나타난다.

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