NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 2, 020602(2023)
A two-dimensional finite element shielding calculation code with mass-matrix lumping technique and unstructured meshes
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Zhiwei ZONG, Maosong CHENG. A two-dimensional finite element shielding calculation code with mass-matrix lumping technique and unstructured meshes[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(2): 020602
Category: Research Articles
Received: Aug. 5, 2022
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 2, 2023
The Author Email: CHENG Maosong (mscheng@sinap.ac.cn)