Application of Phase-Space Finite Elements to the Neutron Transport Equation in Cylindrical Geometry.

Abstract

Phase-Space finite elements are applied to the static monoenergetic neutron transport equation in two-dimensional cylindrical geometry by computer subroutines which collectively assemble the global phase-space matrix for solution. The technique uses a variational formulation based on the second-order self-adjoint form of the transport equation within which the dependent variable approximated by the finite elements is the even-parity component of the angular flux. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA064209

Entities

People

  • Ronald C. Wheaton

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Integral Equations
  • Integrals
  • Numbering Systems
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Theses
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Physics

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  • Computer Science.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

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  • Space