General Formulation of Functional Expansion Tallies for Regular 2D Geometries in Serpent 2 Monte Carlo Code

Ana Jambrina*, Jaakko Leppänen

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    Abstract

    This work generalises the application of functional expansion tallies to regular 2D and 3D geometries (derived from quadratic surfaces and extruded axially), based on orthogonal 2D polynomials in the unit disc. Zernike polynomials, as a special case of Jacobi polynomials, are selected as a basis for the analysis. The study describes the construction of the completeness set of polynomials based on an on-the-fly geometry-variable transformation methodology and particularises the approach to circle partitions and deformations. The results are evaluated against pre-calculated polynomials basis sets derived from Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation process and bin-based reference solution.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMathematics & Computation (M&C) 2021
    PublisherAmerican Nuclear Society (ANS)
    Pages239-248
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-71388-631-0
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventInternational Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M&C 2021 - Virtual, Raleigh, United States
    Duration: 11 Apr 202115 Apr 2021

    Publication series

    SeriesTransactions of the American Nuclear Society
    Number3141
    ISSN0003-018X

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, M&C 2021
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityRaleigh
    Period11/04/2115/04/21

    Funding

    This work was funded by Fortum & Neste Foundation (Finland), under grant agreement No. 20190207 (2019) and No. 20200149 (2020) - SMR Safety Analysis and Design Framework.

    Keywords

    • 2D geometry
    • functional expansion tallies
    • Monte Carlo
    • Serpent 2
    • Zernike polynomials

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