• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 46, Issue 3, 030601 (2023)
Mingrui YANG, Qizheng SUN, Chixu LUO, Donghao HE, Xiaojing LIU, and Tengfei ZHANG*
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  • School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.030601 Cite this Article
    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flowchart of the transient calculations with SCM in MORPHY
    Fig. 1. Flowchart of the transient calculations with SCM in MORPHY
    Channel equivalent diagram
    Fig. 2. Channel equivalent diagram
    The coupling method in MORPHY (a) OSSI method, (b) FPI method
    Fig. 3. The coupling method in MORPHY (a) OSSI method, (b) FPI method
    Layout of the TWIGL benchmark problem
    Fig. 4. Layout of the TWIGL benchmark problem
    Results of the TWIGL A1 (a), A2 (b) problem
    Fig. 5. Results of the TWIGL A1 (a), A2 (b) problem
    Layout of the Dodds problem (a) Material layout, (b) Radial mesh generation
    Fig. 6. Layout of the Dodds problem (a) Material layout, (b) Radial mesh generation
    Dodds benchmark problem relative power vs. time
    Fig. 7. Dodds benchmark problem relative power vs. time
    Layout of the NEACRP benchmark problem
    Fig. 8. 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
    Fig. 9. 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
    Fig. 10. NEACRP benchmark power distribution at peak power

    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 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 2. Comparison of core relative powers for the TWIGL A2 problem
    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 3. Comparison of steady-state results for NEACRP problems

    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 4. Peak power at different time-step sizes for OSSI method
    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 5. Peak power of different thermal-hydraulic time-step sizes using FPI method in case A1

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