• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.531-546
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• 2011

The backward differentiation formula (BDF) method is applied to a three-dimensional reactor kinetics calculation for efficient yet accurate transient analysis with adaptive time step control. The coarse mesh finite difference (CMFD) formulation is used for an efficient implementation of the BDF method that does not require excessive memory to store old information from previous time steps. An iterative scheme to update the nodal coupling coefficients through higher order local nodal solutions is established in order to make it possible to store only node average fluxes of the previous five time points. An adaptive time step control method is derived using two order solutions, the fifth and the fourth order BDF solutions, which provide an estimate of the solution error at the current time point. The performance of the BDF- and CMFD-based spatial kinetics calculation and the adaptive time step control scheme is examined with the NEACRP control rod ejection and rod withdrawal benchmark problems. The accuracy is first assessed by comparing the BDF-based results with those of the Crank-Nicholson method with an exponential transform. The effectiveness of the adaptive time step control is then assessed in terms of the possible computing time reduction in producing sufficiently accurate solutions that meet the desired solution fidelity.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.71-77
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• 1986

A one dimensional neutron kinetics program, BIK which is applicable to the safety analyses of PWR's is developed to analyze the reactor core in axial dimension. The BIK employs the finite difference technique in space and $\theta$-time integration method in time. Detailed models for the Doppler and moderator feedbacks and control rod motion are included. The benchmark of the nuclear model is carried out through the ANL benchmark problem and the time dependent nuclear power change in the rod ejection accident of KNU1 is calculated by BIK code. The results indicate that the BIK can predict the neutron dynamics with fair accuracy within the limits of one dimensional analysis and it is useful for the safety analyses of PWR's.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.328-332
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• 2004

Fe nanopowders were successfully synthesized by plasma arc discharge (PAD) process using Fe rod. The influence of chamber pressure on the microstructure was investigated by means of X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The prepared particles had nearly spherical shapes and consisted of metallic cores (a-Fe) and oxide shells (Fe$_{3}$O$_{4}$), The powder size increased with increasing chamber pressure due to the higher dissolution and ejection rate of H$_2$ and gas density in the molten metal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.79-86
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• 1998

The nonlinear analytic function expansion nodal (AFEN) method is applied to the solution of the time-dependent neutron diffusion equation. Since the AFEN method requires both the particular solution and the homogeneous solution to the transient fixed source problem, the derivation solution method is focused on finding the particular solution efficiently. To avoid complicated particular solutions, the source distribution is approximated by quadratic polynomials and the transient source is constructed such that the error due to the quadratic approximation is minimized. In addition, this paper presents a new two-node solution scheme that is derived by imposing the constraint of current continuity at the interface corner points. The method is verified through a series of applications to the NEACRP PWR rod ejection benchmark problem.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.122-137
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• 1982

Analyzed is the sensitivity of reactor transient behavior to various reactor parameters during the reactivity induced accidents (RIA) of the Kori Unit 1. Included in the analysis is a partial spectrum of RIAs with relatively fast transients such as uncontrolled rod cluster control assembly bank withdrawl from a subcritical or low power startup condition and rod ejection accidents. The analysis can be performed generally in three steps: calculation of an average core power change, hot spot heat transfer calculation and DNBR (departure from nucleate boiling ratio) calculation. The computer codes used for the analysis are either developed based on the codes relevent to it. These codes are evaluated to be highly reliable. An extensive sensitivity analysis is performed to study the effects of various reactor design and operating parameters on the reactor transient behavior during the accidents. The assumptions and initial conditions used for the RIA analysis in the Kori Unit 1 FSAR (Final Safety Analysis Report) are reexamined, and the corresponding analysis results are reassessed, based on the sensitivity analysis results, to be conservative and reliable.

• Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.225-232
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• 2015

The control element drive mechanism (CEDM) is an electro-mechanical device to control reactivity of the nuclear reactor. The conventional CEDM was installed on a nozzle of the reactor vessel closure head as an ex-vessel type. However, there have been demands for an in-vessel CEDM to fundamentally eliminate the rod ejection accident. Conceptual design of the in-vessel CEDM, which was developed based on the existing technology of the ex-vessel CEDM, is introduced in this paper.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.237-243
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• 1996

최근, 한국원자력연구소에서 개발된 3차원 노심 거동분석 코드인 MASTER$^{[1]}$ 는 노심의 정상 및 과도상태에서 기존의 다른 코드와 비교해서, 보다 정확하면서 빠르게 노심 분석을 할 수 있다. 특히, 노심의 과도상태에서의 해석을 위해서는 간단한 입력체계와 신뢰할 수 있는 결과가 기대되었는데, 기존의 CE사와 KWU사의 코드체계인 ROCS/HERMITE및 MEDIUM/PANBOX는 과도상태에서의 노심 분석을 위해 1차원 및 3차원 과도해석 코드와의 연계로 인한, 부수적인 입력작성 및 정확도를 유지하기 위한 많은 Tuning 작업이 요구되나 MASTER 코드는 정상 및 과도상태에서의 노심 분석을 동시에 할 수 있어, 적은 노력으로 정확한 계산결과를 기대할 수 있다. 그래서, 과도상태에서 MASTER 코드의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위하여 IAEA Benchmark 계산 및 영광1호기의 5주기 노심을 대상으로 RIA(Reactivity Induced Accident) 분석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는, 미임계 노심에서의 Bank Withdrawal 사고와 전출력 및 영출력에서의 Rod Ejection 사고를 대표적인 RIA사고로서 연구를 수행하였으며, 그 결과를 기존 KWU사 코드인 PANBOX로 수행된 NSAR(Nuclear Safety Analysis Report)$^{[2]}$ 의 결과와 비교하였다. 결과에 의하면, MASTER 코드는 그 정확도를 충분히 신뢰할 수 있으며, NSAR 분석 시에 사용된 군정수, 코드의 해석 방법론 및 초기조건의 불 일치성으로부터 기인된 약간의 차이 외에는 PANBOX의 계산결과와 유사하였다.