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Multi-group gmres algorithm for the exponential fuction expansional nodal SP3 method

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

To improve the accuracy of reactor core design, a parallel multi-group whole core pin-by-pin calculation code, EFEN, was developed based on the Exponential Function Expansion Nodal method. In this paper, we study the acceleration of EFEN with Wielandt shift algorithm and multi-group GMRES algorithm. Taking advantage of high dominance ratio of the PWR pin-by-pin problem, the Wielandt method was employed by making part of the fission sources into pseudo scattering source. However, this artificial up-scattering caused by the pseudo scattering would increase the burden of multi-group iteration for scattering source. Thus, instead of the legacy multi-group Gauss-Seidel algorithm, the multi-group GMRES algorithm that solve all on the energy groups simultaneously is used to deal with the artificial up-scattering problem. Verification and analysis of these methods were performed on 10-by-1 multi-assembly problem and a more realistic multi-group PWR core problem. The calculation results show that the number of power iteration can be reduce by a factor of about 6 or 10 by utilizing the Wielandt method with factor of 0.01. Multi-group GMRES algorithm accelerates the multi-group iteration significantly. The combination of these two can provide a speedup of 3.6 for a typical 8-group pin-by-pin calculation with 289×289×56 meshes. However, the higher speedup of 14.0 can be obtained with multi-group GMRES method and previously developed CMFD method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Reactors 2016, PHYSOR 2016
Subtitle of host publicationUnifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century
PublisherAmerican Nuclear Society
Pages1215-1226
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9781510825734
StatePublished - 2016
EventPhysics of Reactors 2016: Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century, PHYSOR 2016 - Sun Valley, United States
Duration: 1 May 20165 May 2016

Publication series

NamePhysics of Reactors 2016, PHYSOR 2016: Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century
Volume2

Conference

ConferencePhysics of Reactors 2016: Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century, PHYSOR 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySun Valley
Period1/05/165/05/16

Keywords

  • EFEN
  • Multi-group GMRES algorithm
  • PWR
  • Pin-by-pin
  • Wielandt shift

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