A ONE-VELOCITY SN COMPUTER CODE.

Abstract

A set of calculations on the angular and spatial distribution of monoenergetic neutrons in a uniform slab was made using the S sub n method. The basic S sub n technique is explained in detail. A FORTRAN II computer code for the IBM 7090 for the distribution of monoenergetic neutrons in plane geometry using the S sub n approximation is presented. Absorption and isotropic elastic scattering are taken into account. Calculations were conducted to study the effect on the neutron distribution of varying the space mesh size and the number of angular intervals. The results indicated that an S sub 8 approximation and a space mesh increment of less than or equal to 0.2 mean free path will give sufficiently good accuracy for calculation of the flux. Graphs and tables showing the variation of flux, inverse relaxation distance, and linear extrapolation distance with c (the ratio of the scattering to the total macroscopic cross sections) are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633426

Entities

People

  • R. Kesselman

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Accuracy
  • Computers
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Extrapolation
  • Geometry
  • Intervals
  • Mathematics
  • Mean Free Path
  • Nuclear Scattering
  • Physical Properties
  • Plane Geometry
  • Scattering
  • Sizes (Dimensions)
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster