Application of SARAX code system on the calculation of complex unstructured geometry core

Bowen XIAO; Youqi ZHENG; Yongping WANG; Liang QIAO; Yushan TAO; Xiaoyue LIU

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.060603

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