THE SOLUTION OF THE CRITICALITY EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS IN THE APPLICATION OF THE BOUNDARY-ELEMENT METHOD TO THE NEUTRON DIFFUSION EQUATION

OZGENER B., OZGENER H.

ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, vol.20, no.7, pp.503-518, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 1993
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0306-4549(93)90090-c
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.503-518
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, we concentrated on the solution of criticality eigenvalue problems arising from the boundary element discretization of the neutron diffusion equation. For the solution of the criticality eigenvalue problem, both the fission source iteration, and a technique based on a Neumann series expansion are utilized. The relative merits of both approaches are assessed.