Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks

Wenjie CHEN; Xianan DU; Rong WANG; Youqi ZHENG; Yongping WANG; Hongchun WU

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.120604

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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
Vol. 46, Issue 12, 120604 (2023)

Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks

Wenjie CHEN, Xianan DU^*, Rong WANG, Youqi ZHENG, Yongping WANG, and Hongchun WU

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School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China

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DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.120604 Cite this Article

Wenjie CHEN, Xianan DU, Rong WANG, Youqi ZHENG, Yongping WANG, Hongchun WU. Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120604 Copy Citation Text

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Fig. 1. Preliminary calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: HEU, IEU and U-233

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Fig. 2. Preliminary calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: MIX, Pu and SPEC

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Fig. 3. Proportion of major intermediate-weight nuclides in the benchmark

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Fig. 4. Geometrical model of the HMF021-002 benchmark

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Fig. 5. Normalization neutron flux

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Fig. 6. U-235 microscopic total cross section

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Fig. 7. Fe-56 Microscopic scattering cross section

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Fig. 8. Fe-56 microscopic capture cross section

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Fig. 9. Microscopic total cross section of intermediate-weight nuclides

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Fig. 10. Normalization neutron flux

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Fig. 11. U-235 microscopic total cross section

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Fig. 12. Fe-56 microscopic scattering section

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Fig. 13. Calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: HEU, IEU, and U-233

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Fig. 14. Calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks: MIX, Pu, and SPEC

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Fig. 15. Statistical deviations for the calculation results of ICSBEP benchmarks

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燃料类型 Fuel type	数量 Number	几何 Geometry	能谱 Spectrum
HEU	53	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast
IEU	10	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast
U-233	10	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast
MIX	29	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast
Pu	35	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast
SPEC	10	圆球Sphere	快谱Fast

Table 1. Selection of ICSBEP experimental device

基准题Benchmark	TULIP k_eff	MCNP k_eff	Δk_eff / 10^-2
HMF-003-012	0.993 80	1.008 44	-1.464
HMF-021-001	0.986 28	0.997 43	-1.115
HMF-021-002	0.986 48	0.997 58	-1.110
IMF-005-001	0.993 05	1.001 89	-0.884
IMF-005-002	0.992 94	1.001 76	-0.882
PMF-025-001	0.993 66	0.998 82	-0.516
PMF-025-002	0.993 69	0.998 85	-0.516
PMF-026-001	0.984 29	0.998 60	-1.431
PMF-026-002	0.984 34	0.998 59	-1.425
PMF-028-001	0.982 99	0.998 65	-1.566
PMF-028-002	0.982 91	0.998 54	-1.563
PMF-032-001	0.988 21	0.998 63	-1.042
PMF-032-002	0.988 28	0.99869	-1.041

Table 2. Benchmarks with large k_eff deviations

燃料区Fuel region		反射层1 Reflector 1		反射层2 Reflector 2
核素Nuclide	核子密度Density	核素Nuclide	核子密度Density	核素Nuclide	核子密度Density
U-234	5.208 70×10^-4	Fe-54	4.641 90×10^-3	Fe-54	4.620 20×10^-3
U-235	4.202 30×10^-2	Fe-56	7.286 80×10^-2	Fe-56	7.252 70×10^-2
U-238	4.361 30×10^-3	Fe-57	1.682 90×10^-3	Fe-57	1.675 00×10^-3
W-182	1.454 40×10^-5	Fe-58	2.239 60×10^-4	Fe-58	2.229 10×10^-4
W-183	7.861 10×10^-6	C-12	1.126 90×10^-3	C-12	1.121 70×10^-3
W-184	1.690 00×10^-5	Si-28	1.481 60×10^-4	Si-28	1.474 60×10^-4
W-186	1.574 40×10^-5	Si-29	7.526 50×10^-6	Si-29	7.491 30×10^-6
Fe-54	1.136 00×10^-5	Si-30	4.967 30×10^-6	Si-30	4.944 10×10^-6
Fe-56	1.783 20×10^-4	Cr-50	1.131 10×10^-5	Cr-50	1.125 80×10^-5
Fe-57	4.118 30×10^-6	Cr-52	2.181 20×10^-4	Cr-52	2.171 00×10^-4
Fe-58	5.481 00×10^-7	Cr-53	2.473 30×10^-5	Cr-53	2.461 70×10^-5
C-12	1.091 90×10^-3	Cr-54	6.156 60×10^-6	Cr-54	6.127 70×10^-6
		Mn-55	3.285 10×10^-4	Mn-55	3.269 70×10^-4
		Ni-58	1.570 10×10^-4	Ni-58	1.562 70×10^-4
		Ni-60	6.047 80×10^-5	Ni-60	6.019 50×10^-5
		Ni-61	2.629 00×10^-6	Ni-61	2.616 60×10^-6
		Ni-62	8.382 20×10^-6	Ni-62	8.343 00×10^-6
		Ni-64	2.134 70×10^-6	Ni-64	2.124 70×10^-6
		Cu-63	1.473 00×10^-4	Cu-63	1.466 10×10^-4
		Cu-65	6.571 40×10^-5	Cu-65	6.540 50×10^-5

Table 3. Material data for the HMF021-002 Benchmark

核素名称

Nuclide

核子密度

Density

比例

Proportion / %

U-235

3.517 62×10^-3

5.02

Fe-56

6.652 08×10^-2

94.98

Table 4. Material data for the homogeneous two-nuclide problem

核素Nuclide	能量上限Maximum energy / eV
核素Nuclide	可分辨共振Resolved resonance	不可分辨共振区Unresolved resonance
Na-23	5.00×10⁵	—
Ti-48	3.00×10⁵	—
V-51	1.00×10⁵	—
Cr-52	9.80×10⁵	—
Mn-55	1.00×10⁵	—
Fe-56	8.50×10⁵	—
Co-59	1.00×10⁵	—
Ni-58	8.12×10⁵	—
Cu-63	9.95×10⁴	—
Zn-64	1.00×10⁵	—
Zr-90	6.00×10⁴	—
U-235	2.25×10³	2.50×10⁴
U-238	2.00×10⁴	1.49×10⁵
Pu-239	2.50×10³	3.00×10⁴
Pu-241	3.00×10²	4.02×10⁴

Table 5. Energy division of common nuclides in fast reactors

基准题Benchmark	TULIP k_eff	MCNP k_eff	Δk_eff / 10^-5
HMF-003-012	1.005 15	1.008 44	-329
HMF-021-001	0.994 37	0.997 43	-306
HMF-021-002	0.994 55	0.997 58	-303
IMF-005-001	0.998 68	1.001 89	-321
IMF-005-002	0.998 59	1.001 76	-317
PMF-025-001	0.997 27	0.998 82	-155
PMF-025-002	0.997 30	0.998 85	-155
PMF-026-001	0.996 23	0.998 60	-237
PMF-026-002	0.996 28	0.998 59	-231
PMF-028-001	0.995 84	0.998 65	-281
PMF-028-002	0.995 78	0.998 54	-276
PMF-032-001	0.996 25	0.998 63	-238
PMF-032-002	0.996 32	0.998 69	-237

Table 6. Calculation results of benchmarks with high intermediate-weight nuclide loading

Wenjie CHEN, Xianan DU, Rong WANG, Youqi ZHENG, Yongping WANG, Hongchun WU. Applicability and validation of TULIP code based on fast spectrum benchmarks[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120604

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