Nonlinear iterative nodal method applied to neutron flux modal analysis

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1009-1020

  Hotta, Akitoshi ^a   Tate, Katsumi ^a   Ninokata, Hisashi ^b  

^a Toden Software Inc   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACCORD N; CCCMA method; Computer codes; Correction coupling coefficient; ENTR E; Modal analysis; Modern nodal method; Neutron flux; Nodal expansion method; Nonlinear iterative method; Regional instability; Response matrix method; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FUNCTIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON EMISSION; POLYNOMIALS;

CORRECTION COUPLING COEFFICIENT MODAL ANALYSIS (CCMA); NEUTRON FLUX MODAL ANALYSIS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0033356917     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1999.9726293     Document Type: Article

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