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2014
SNA + MC 2013 - Joint International Conference on Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications + Monte Carlo
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| Article Number | 02310 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | 2. Computational Science: c. Multi-Physics/Coupling and Code System Developments | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/snamc/201402310 | |
| Published online | 06 June 2014 | |
Python-based framework for coupled MC-TH reactor calculations
Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology (INR), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
We develop a set of Python packages to provide a modern programming interface to codes used for analysis of nuclear reactors. Currently implemented interfaces to the Monte Carlo (MC) neutronics code MCNP and thermo-hydraulic (TH) code SCF allow efficient description of calculation models and provide a framework for coupled calculations. In this paper we illustrate how these interfaces can be used to describe a pin model, and report results of coupled MCNP-SCF calculations performed for a PWR fuel assembly, organized by means of the interfaces.
Key words: Python / MCNP / SCF / coupled MC-TH
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