High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 12, 126002(2023)

Application development of RPT module based on OpenMC for double-heterogeneous system

Pengfei Liu1, Yuqing Chen1、*, Song Li1, and Tong Zhu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Nuclear Science and Technology , Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China
  • 2China Nuclear Power Operation Technology Corporation, Ltd, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Schematic diagram of reactivity equivalent physical transformation method
    Diagram of lattice division of dispersed particle system
    Flow chart of RPT module based on OpenMC
    Effect of lattice division on computational efficiency
    Comparison of the effect of searching equivalent radius between traditional method and RPT module
    Variation of Kinf and reactivity deviation with depletion using RPT module to deal with DH system
    • Table 1. Main parameters of fuel pin

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      Table 1. Main parameters of fuel pin

      pitch/cmradius of fuel region/cm thickness of air gas/cm material of matrix matrix enrichment ratio/% density of matrix/ (g·cm−3) material of cladding/cm thickness of zirconium cladding/cm density of zirconium cladding/ (g·cm−3) density of moderate H2O/ (g·cm−3) temperature/K
      1.260.40960.0084UO22010.5Zr0.0576.51.0300
    • Table 2. Parameters of dispersed poison particles

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      Table 2. Parameters of dispersed poison particles

      material of particlesradius of particles/μmvolumetric fraction of particles/%density of fuel particles/(g·cm−3)
      B4C 100/21551.9
      Er2O3100/21558.6
    • Table 3. Effects of different lattice partition methods on the calculation of dispersed particle system

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      Table 3. Effects of different lattice partition methods on the calculation of dispersed particle system

      lattice division method computing time/sKinf
      volumetric fraction 5%volumetric fraction 10%volumetric fraction 5%volumetric fraction 10%
      1×1×1(no lattice)5868.35917236.0211.456441.61679
      3×3×3732.6631639.0561.455381.61731
      5×5×5376.934769.3231.456021.61757
      7×7×7270.646503.7301.455581.61638
      10×10×10177.279262.5501.456511.61755
      13×13×13174.607247.8081.456981.61752
      15×15×15177.633246.9691.456341.61741
      17×17×17182.233254.4761.456731.61613
      19×19×19200.549260.8581.455461.61734
      21×21×21206.945271.7481.456151.61748
    • Table 4. Particle generation time of OpenMC

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      Table 4. Particle generation time of OpenMC

      volumetric fraction/% particle number consumption time/s
      550330.67583202
      10100661.49383474
      20201323.50719374
      303019817.73238749
      4040265156.2571
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    Received: Jun. 24, 2023

    Accepted: Jul. 28, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Yuqing (chenyuqing301@163.com)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.230193

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