Abstract
In the framework of the McSAFE European Union project, Monte-Carlo-based multiphysics tools are being developed and optimized, with the objective of enabling the solution of full-core pin-by-pin depletion and transient problems in Light Water Reactors. In this context, an advanced and flexible Serpent2-SUBCHANFLOW coupling was developed for further use in pin-by-pin calculations. The implementation is based on an object-oriented methodology, in which each code is restructured as a solver class with a well-defined interface and the coupling is specified in a supervisor program. For verification purposes, problem 6 of CASL’s VERA benchmark, consisting of a single PWR fuel assembly at nominal operating conditions, was solved and the results were compared with published values.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M and C 2019 |
| Publisher | American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
| Pages | 1424-1433 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780894487699 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-8944-8769-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 2019 International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M and C 2019 - Portland, United States Duration: 25 Aug 2019 → 29 Aug 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | 2019 International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M and C 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Period | 25/08/19 → 29/08/19 |
Keywords
- High-fidelity multiphysics
- Neutronic-thermalhydraulic coupling
- Serpent2
- SUBCHANFLOW