NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 2, 020602(2023)

A two-dimensional finite element shielding calculation code with mass-matrix lumping technique and unstructured meshes

Zhiwei ZONG and Maosong CHENG*
Author Affiliations
  • Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Figures & Tables(14)
    Calculation flowchart of ThorSNIPE
    Geometry of BWR cell benchmark
    Geometry of Argonne-5-A1 benchmark
    Scalar flux distribution of group 1 (a) CGFEM-no, (b) CGFEM-mass, (c) DGFEM-no
    Scalar flux distribution of group 2 (a) CGFEM-no, (b) CGFEM-mass, (c) DGFEM-no
    Percent deviation of calculated value and reference value of group 1 (a) and group 2 (b)
    Geometric structure diagram of Dog leg duct benchmark
    Correlation comparison between L2-error norm and mesh computing under different calculation models
    Scalar fluxes distribution (a) and percent deviation of scalar fluxes (b) along Y at X=6.0 cm
    • Table 1. Isotropic cross sections

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      Table 1. Isotropic cross sections

      区域

      Region

      能群

      Group

      总截面

      Σt / cm-1

      散射截面

      Σs,g→1 / cm-1

      散射截面

      Σs,g→2 / cm-1

      裂变截面

      υΣs,1→g / cm-1

      R111.966 47×10-11.780×10-11.002×10-26.203×10-3
      25.961 59×10-11.089×10-35.255×10-11.101×10-1
      R212.220 64×10-11.995×10-12.188×10-20
      28.878 74×10-11.558×10-38.783×10-10
    • Table 2. Average scalar fluxes and eigenvalues in regions 1 and 2

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      Table 2. Average scalar fluxes and eigenvalues in regions 1 and 2

      计算模型

      Calculation models

      能群1 Group 1能群2 Group 2keff

      相对偏差

      Relative

      error

      时间

      Time / s

      R1R2

      相对偏差

      Relative

      error

      R1

      相对偏差

      Relative

      error

      R2

      相对偏差

      Relative

      error

      Reference1.00.926 90.352 70.451 41.212 7
      CGFEM(S4)1.00.938 60.012 60.918 4-0.009 20.463 60.027 01.215 10.002 07.1
      CGFEM(S8)1.00.923 5-0.003 70.359 50.019 40.459 30.017 51.214 00.001 025.7
      CGFEM(S16)1.00.918 4-0.009 20.355 10.006 80.457 40.013 21.213 30.000 595.4
      DGFEM(S4)1.00.944 10.018 60.364 00.032 00.464 30.028 61.215 10.001 946.2
      DGFEM(S8)1.00.930 10.003 50.358 90.017 50.461 10.021 51.213 70.000 8139.3
      DGFEM(S16)1.00.925 0-0.002 10.357 60.013 80.459 50.017 91.213 20.000 4463.4
    • Table 3. Isotropic cross sections and source density

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      Table 3. Isotropic cross sections and source density

      能群

      Group

      总截面

      Σt / cm-1

      散射截面

      Σs,g→1 / cm-1

      散射截面

      Σs,g→2 / cm-1

      源强密度

      Source density / n·cm-2·s-1

      19.210 40×10-26.947 0×10-306.546 0×10-3
      21.008 77×10-12.343 4×10-24.850 0×10-31.770 1×10-2
    • Table 4. Isotropic cross sections and source density

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      Table 4. Isotropic cross sections and source density

      材料Material总截面Σt / cm-1散射截面Σs / cm-1源强密度Source density / n·cm-2·s-1
      R10.50.01.0
      R20.50.00.0

      R3

      R4

      0.0

      0.5

      0.0

      0.0

      0.0

      0.0

    • Table 5. Strict non-negativity under different calculation models

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      Table 5. Strict non-negativity under different calculation models

      网格尺度

      Mesh diameter

      网格数

      Mesh number

      计算模型Calculation models
      CGFEM-noCGFEM-massDGFEM-noDGFEM-mass

      0.2

      0.25

      0.5

      1.0

      1.5

      2.0

      2.5

      3.0

      5.0

      14 904

      9 516

      2 432

      632

      290

      197

      171

      94

      71

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 5, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 2, 2023

    The Author Email: CHENG Maosong (mscheng@sinap.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.020602

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