Analysis of the Influence of Energy Group Structure on Iron Shielding Calculation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Multi-Group Libraries
2.1. Multi-Group for SN Method
2.2. Generating Multi-Group Libraries
2.2.1. 269-Group Structure
2.2.2. Reference Multi-Group Structures
3. Selected SINBAD Benchmarks
3.1. ill_fe
3.2. ippe_fe
3.3. kfk_fe
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. ill_fe
4.2. ippe_fe
4.3. kfk_fe
4.4. Simple Fe-56 Test
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wu, J.; Zhang, B.; Chen, Y. Analysis of the Influence of Energy Group Structure on Iron Shielding Calculation. Energies 2023, 16, 3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083538
Wu J, Zhang B, Chen Y. Analysis of the Influence of Energy Group Structure on Iron Shielding Calculation. Energies. 2023; 16(8):3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083538
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Jun, Bin Zhang, and Yixue Chen. 2023. "Analysis of the Influence of Energy Group Structure on Iron Shielding Calculation" Energies 16, no. 8: 3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16083538