TY - JOUR
T1 - Generalization of the variational nodal method to spherical harmonics approximations in R-Z geometry
AU - Zhang, Hui
AU - Lewis, E. E.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - The variational nodal method is generalized to include R-Z geometry. Spherical harmonic trial functions in angle are combined with orthonormal polynomials in space to discretize the multigroup equations. The nodal response matrices that result correspond to volumes that are toroids, with rectangular cross sections, except along the centerline where the volumes are cylinders. The R-Z response matrix equations are implemented as modifications to the Argonne National Laboratory code VARIANT, and existing iterative methods are used to obtain numerical solutions. The method is tested in P1, P3, and P5 approximations, and results are presented for both a one-group fixed source and a two-group eigenvalue problem.
AB - The variational nodal method is generalized to include R-Z geometry. Spherical harmonic trial functions in angle are combined with orthonormal polynomials in space to discretize the multigroup equations. The nodal response matrices that result correspond to volumes that are toroids, with rectangular cross sections, except along the centerline where the volumes are cylinders. The R-Z response matrix equations are implemented as modifications to the Argonne National Laboratory code VARIANT, and existing iterative methods are used to obtain numerical solutions. The method is tested in P1, P3, and P5 approximations, and results are presented for both a one-group fixed source and a two-group eigenvalue problem.
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U2 - 10.13182/NSE06-A2560
DO - 10.13182/NSE06-A2560
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:30344456984
VL - 152
SP - 29
EP - 36
JO - Nuclear Science and Engineering
JF - Nuclear Science and Engineering
SN - 0029-5639
IS - 1
ER -