AUTHOR=Kang Le , Hao Chen , Zhao Qiang , Xu Yunlin 

TITLE=The Advanced Multilevel Predictor-Corrector Quasi-Static Method for Pin-Resolved Neutron Kinetics Simulation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2021.747148

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2021.747148

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=<p>The Advanced Multilevel Predictor-Corrector Quasi-static Method (AML-PCQM) is proposed in this work. The four computational levels, including transport, Multi-Group (MG) Coarse Mesh Finite Difference (CMFD), One-Group (1G) CMFD, and Exact Point-Kinetics Equation (EPKE), are coupled with a new dynamic iteration strategy. In each coupling algorithm, the original Transient Fixed Source Problem (TFSP) is solved in the predictor process using coarse time step, and then the flux distribution is factorized to the functions of amplitude and shape in the next corrector process. Finally, multiple fine time steps are used to adjust the predicted solution. Two heterogeneous single assembly problems with the prompt control rod withdrawal event are used to verify the AML-PCQM scheme’s accuracy and efficiency. The numerical results obtained by different cases are compared and analyzed. The final results indicate that the AML-PCQM performs the remarkable advantages of efficiency and accuracy with the reference cases.</p>