Thermal Disadvantage Factor: An Efficient Calculation

K. M.-S. Abdullah; S. K. Loyalka

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23699

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 104 / Number 1

Thermal Disadvantage Factor: An Efficient Calculation

K. M.-S. Abdullah, S. K. Loyalka

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 104 / Number 1 / January 1990 / Pages 34-39

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23699

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A method is described where reactor cell flux and the disadvantage factor are calculated by using diffusion theory in the moderator and integral transport in the fuel. The method is efficient (noniterative) and provides results that agree well with Monte Carlo, P₅, and ABH results.