An energy recondensation method using the discrete generalized multigroup energy expansion theory

In this paper, the discrete generalized multigroup (DGM) method was used to recondense the coarse group cross-sections using the core level solution, thus providing a correction for neighboring effect found at the core level. This approach was tested using a discrete ordinates implementation in both...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Lei (Contributor), Forget, Benoit Robert Yves (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2017-05-16T18:08:16Z.
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