TY - JOUR
T1 - PROGRESS IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL NEUTRON TRANSPORT COMPUTATION.
AU - Lewis, E. E.
PY - 1977/1/1
Y1 - 1977/1/1
N2 - The methods available for solution of the time-independent neutron transport problems arising in the analysis of nuclear systems are examined. The merits of deterministic and Monte Carlo methods are briefly compared. The capabilities of deterministic computational methods derived from the first-order form of the transport equation, from the second-order even-parity form of this equation, and from integral transport formulations are discussed in some detail. Emphasis is placed on the approaches for dealing with the related problems of computer memory requirements, computational cost, and achievable accuracy. Attention is directed to some areas where problems exist currently and where the need for further work appears to be particularly warranted.
AB - The methods available for solution of the time-independent neutron transport problems arising in the analysis of nuclear systems are examined. The merits of deterministic and Monte Carlo methods are briefly compared. The capabilities of deterministic computational methods derived from the first-order form of the transport equation, from the second-order even-parity form of this equation, and from integral transport formulations are discussed in some detail. Emphasis is placed on the approaches for dealing with the related problems of computer memory requirements, computational cost, and achievable accuracy. Attention is directed to some areas where problems exist currently and where the need for further work appears to be particularly warranted.
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U2 - 10.13182/NSE77-A27370
DO - 10.13182/NSE77-A27370
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017547750
SN - 0029-5639
VL - 64
SP - 279
EP - 293
JO - Nuclear Science and Engineering
JF - Nuclear Science and Engineering
IS - 2
ER -