确定论一步法光子输运计算研究与应用

Research and Application of Deterministic High-fidelity Photon Transport Calculation Method

  • 摘要: 光子通量分布对于反应堆堆芯的物理计算有重要影响。目前主要采用蒙特卡罗程序对光子通量分布进行模拟,但计算效率较低,并且多物理耦合计算收敛困难,为此本文采用确定论方法研究光子输运问题。本文基于ENDF/B-Ⅶ数据库,使用核数据处理程序NECP-Atlas得到的多群光子数据库,采用了二维/一维输运方法求解光子输运方程,并基于确定论高保真数值反应堆程序NECP-X开发了光子输运计算模块,实现了高分辨率的光子输运计算。在栅元和组件层级对光子输运计算模块进行了验证,并将计算结果与蒙特卡罗程序计算结果进行对比。结果表明,本文开发模块计算的光子能谱、栅元通量分布均有较好的结果,显示了高保真光子输运计算的准确性。本文开发的光子输运模块为反应堆物理学提供了一个有价值的工具,能够实现高分辨率的光子输运计算,这对于反应堆设计、安全分析有重要意义。

     

    Abstract: The accurate calculation of photon transport within reactor cores is crucial for understanding phenomena such as photon heat release and the operation of self-powered detectors. This study aims to develop a high-fidelity photon transport calculation module integrated into the deterministic numerical reactor program NECP-X, enabling high-resolution photon transport simulations. The research focuses on leveraging advanced nuclear data and transport methods to achieve precise photon flux distributions and energy group structures, which are essential for reactor design and safety analysis. The method employed in this study was based on the ENDF/B-Ⅶ nuclear database, from which a multi-group photon database was generated using the nuclear data processing program NECP-Atlas. The photon transport equation was solved using a 2D/1D (two-dimension/one-dimension) transport method, which combines the advantages of two-dimensional and one-dimensional approaches to enhance computational efficiency and accuracy. This method allowed for detailed modeling of complex reactor geometries while maintaining computational feasibility. The developed photon transport module was implemented within the NECP-X framework, a high-fidelity numerical reactor program, to facilitate detailed photon transport calculations. Validation of the module was conducted at both the pin and assembly levels, with results compared against those obtained from the Monte Carlo method, a widely accepted benchmark for such calculations. The results demonstrate excellent agreement between the NECP-X photon transport module and the Monte Carlo program. The photon energy group structure and pin flux distribution obtained from the NECP-X module exhibit high accuracy, confirming the reliability of the developed method. The effective multiplication factor bias is no more than 100 pcm, indicating a high level of precision in the calculations. The radial photon flux distribution bias is within 1%, and the axial flux distribution bias is around 3.5%, further validating the accuracy of the 2D/1D transport method. These findings highlight the capability of the 2D/1D transport method to provide precise photon transport solutions, even in complex reactor geometries. In conclusion, this study successfully develops and validates a high-fidelity photon transport calculation module within the NECP-X program. The integration of the 2D/1D transport method and the use of the ENDF/B-Ⅶ database ensure accurate and efficient photon transport simulations. This work provides a valuable tool for reactor physicists and engineers, enabling high-resolution photon transport calculations that are important for reactor design, safety analysis, and the optimization of photon-related phenomena in nuclear reactors. The developed module is expected to contribute significantly to advancements in reactor physics and the broader field of nuclear engineering, offering a reliable and efficient solution for photon transport calculations in complex reactor systems.

     

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