NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 46, Issue 3, 030601(2023)

Development and verification of a neutronics-thermal hydraulics coupling code with unstructured meshes neutron transport model

Mingrui YANG, Qizheng SUN, Chixu LUO, Donghao HE, Xiaojing LIU, and Tengfei ZHANG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Flowchart of the transient calculations with SCM in MORPHY
    Channel equivalent diagram
    The coupling method in MORPHY (a) OSSI method, (b) FPI method
    Layout of the TWIGL benchmark problem
    Results of the TWIGL A1 (a), A2 (b) problem
    Layout of the Dodds problem (a) Material layout, (b) Radial mesh generation
    Dodds benchmark problem relative power vs. time
    Layout of the NEACRP benchmark problem
    NEACRP benchmark problem relative power vs. time (a) NEACRP A1, (b) NEACRP A2, (c) NEACRP B1, (d) NEACRP B2
    NEACRP benchmark power distribution at peak power
    • Table 1. Comparison of core relative powers for the TWIGL A1 problem

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      Table 1. Comparison of core relative powers for the TWIGL A1 problem

      时间

      Time / s

      DAISY

      MORPHY

      Δt=5 ms

      MORPHY

      Δt=20 ms

      误差Error / %
      vs. Δt =5 msvs. Δt =20 ms
      0.01.0001.0001.0000.000.00
      0.11.3181.3131.313-0.38-0.38
      0.21.9851.9821.982-0.15-0.15
      0.32.1032.1032.1030.000.00
      0.42.1212.1212.1200.00-0.05
      0.52.1392.1402.1390.050.00
    • Table 2. Comparison of core relative powers for the TWIGL A2 problem

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      Table 2. Comparison of core relative powers for the TWIGL A2 problem

      时间

      Time / s

      DAISY

      MORPHY

      Δt=5 ms

      MORPHY

      Δt=20 ms

      误差Erorr / %

      vs. Δt=

      5 ms

      vs. Δt=

      20 ms

      0.01.0001.0001.0000.000.00
      0.12.0882.0892.0870.05-0.05
      0.22.1062.1072.1060.050.00
      0.32.1242.1252.1230.05-0.05
      0.42.1432.1432.1410.00-0.09
      0.52.1612.1612.1600.00-0.05
    • Table 3. Comparison of steady-state results for NEACRP problems

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      Table 3. Comparison of steady-state results for NEACRP problems

      程序Code临界硼浓度Critical boron concentration / 10-6控制棒价值Control rod value / 10-5
      A1A2B1B2A1A2B1B2
      PARCS(Reference)561.261 158.851 248.211 185.55827.7089.30829.7098.40
      PANTHER(1993)567.701 160.601 254.601 189.40821.8089.50831.3099.10
      PANTHER(1997)561.201 156.631 247.981 183.83821.8089.50831.0099.10
      DAISY563.281 157.061 247.121 185.52820.9990.88826.1993.25
      MORPHY(S2)566.621 159.231 253.511 187.72819.7488.39828.2593.79
      绝对误差Absolute error5.360.385.302.177.960.911.454.61
    • Table 4. Peak power at different time-step sizes for OSSI method

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      Table 4. Peak power at different time-step sizes for OSSI method

      工况

      Case

      时间步长

      Time-step sizes / ms

      峰值功率

      Power peak / %

      A12.5149.82
      A15155.99
      A110169.99
      A22.5108.19
      A25108.20
      A210108.23
    • Table 5. Peak power of different thermal-hydraulic time-step sizes using FPI method in case A1

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      Table 5. Peak power of different thermal-hydraulic time-step sizes using FPI method in case A1

      ΔtN / msΔtTh / ms

      峰值功率

      Power peak / %

      绝对误差

      Absolute error

      101141.74
      201140.10-0.64
      2020135.55-6.19
      501129.02-12.72
      5050119.99-21.75
    • Table 6. Comparison of MORPHY A1 and A2 results with PARCS

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      Table 6. Comparison of MORPHY A1 and A2 results with PARCS

      程序

      Code

      A1A2
      PMax / %tMax / %P5 / %TM / ℃TC / ℃PMax / %tMax / %P5 / %TM / ℃TC / ℃
      PARCS126.190.5419.90293.38686.77108.140.09103.55325.031 703.36
      MORPHY(S2)141.740.5421.93293.45716.35108.170.10103.54325.851 716.80
      绝对误差Absolute error15.5502.030.0729.910.030.010.010.8213.44
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    Mingrui YANG, Qizheng SUN, Chixu LUO, Donghao HE, Xiaojing LIU, Tengfei ZHANG. Development and verification of a neutronics-thermal hydraulics coupling code with unstructured meshes neutron transport model[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(3): 030601

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 19, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 17, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.030601

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