Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis

Jinfeng Li

doi:10.1109/iCCECE49321.2020.9231053

Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis

Jinfeng Li^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Southampton

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Abstract

Moderator temperature coefficient (MTC) and fuel Doppler temperature coefficient (DTC) are both the key reactivity coefficients for the safety assessment of a nuclear fission reactor core. Conventional unidirectional perturbing computation exhibits a limited scope in understanding the full-core physics. To better assist the energy policy decision making, this work contributes two different perturbation approaches to characterise the temperature coefficients of reactivity, i.e. by perturbing the moderator (or fuel) temperature while keeping the core power, or by perturbing the power while keeping the moderator (or fuel) temperature. Multi-physics computational codes suite (WIMS-PANTHER-Serpent) is employed to simulate and benchmark the startup core behavior of a nuclear new build currently occurring in the UK. Reasonably good agreements with the nuclear reactor physics are demonstrated computationally for both perturbation methods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020
Editors	Mahdi H. Miraz, Peter S. Excell, Andrew Ware, Safeeullah Soomro, Maaruf Ali
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	201-204
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728163307
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/iCCECE49321.2020.9231053
Publication status	Published - 17 Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020 - Virtual, Southend, United Kingdom Duration: 17 Aug 2020 → 18 Aug 2020

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Name	Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020

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Conference	3rd International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Virtual, Southend
Period	17/08/20 → 18/08/20

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Doppler coefficient
European Pressurised Reactor
computational physics
moderator temperature coefficient
nuclear reactor core modelling
thermal hydraulics

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Li, J. (2020). Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis. In M. H. Miraz, P. S. Excell, A. Ware, S. Soomro, & M. Ali (Eds.), Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020 (pp. 201-204). Article 9231053 (Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/iCCECE49321.2020.9231053

Li, Jinfeng. / Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis. Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020. editor / Mahdi H. Miraz ; Peter S. Excell ; Andrew Ware ; Safeeullah Soomro ; Maaruf Ali. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 201-204 (Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020).

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Li, J 2020, Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis. in MH Miraz, PS Excell, A Ware, S Soomro & M Ali (eds), Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020., 9231053, Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 201-204, 3rd International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020, Virtual, Southend, United Kingdom, 17/08/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/iCCECE49321.2020.9231053

Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis. / Li, Jinfeng.
Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020. ed. / Mahdi H. Miraz; Peter S. Excell; Andrew Ware; Safeeullah Soomro; Maaruf Ali. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. p. 201-204 9231053 (Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020).

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Li J. Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis. In Miraz MH, Excell PS, Ware A, Soomro S, Ali M, editors, Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. p. 201-204. 9231053. (Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Computing, Electronics and Communications Engineering, iCCECE 2020). doi: 10.1109/iCCECE49321.2020.9231053

Computational Perturbation Methods for Moderator and Doppler Temperature Coefficients in the European Pressurised Reactor Core Analysis

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