[EN] We develop and validate node homogenization methods, based on one and three-dimensional node equivalent problems, that improve the volume weighted method for the treatment of the rod cusping effect. The numerical ...
Capilla Romá, Maria Teresa; Talavera Usano, César Félix(Optical Society of America, 2019-01-01)
[EN] The validity of the spherical harmonics-nodal collocation approximation to the stationary Boltzmann equation has been established in multi-dimensional neutron transport problems. This is a high-order approximation ...
[EN] A classical discretization for the angular dependence of the neutron transport equation is based on a truncated spherical harmonics expansion. The resulting system of equations are the PL equations. We review the ...
[EN] The diffusion approximation to the time-dependent Boltzmann transport equation gives accurate results for traditional nuclear reactor designs, but new reactor designs and new fuel elements require neutron transport ...