适应于多物理耦合的高置信蒙特卡罗粒子输运方法

High-confidence Monte Carlo Particle Transport Method Adapted for Multi-physics Coupling

  • 摘要: 在核反应堆多物理耦合模拟中,蒙特卡罗程序精度显著影响耦合计算置信度,为了在兼容耦合流程的同时提高蒙特卡罗方法的计算精度,本文在蒙特卡罗程序(RMC)内开发了一种动态全局权窗减方差方法。依据临界计算中每个活跃代的中子通量分布与统计误差分布,对全局网格权窗参数进行动态更新并使用,无需修改原始耦合流程。使用Hoogenboom-Martin全堆基准题与板状燃料组件堆芯基准题的临界计算验证减方差效果。结果表明:动态权窗方法可有效降低堆芯全局统计误差;使用板状燃料组件验证了RMC-COMSOL核热耦合模拟,使用动态权窗后,各迭代步间功率分布差异明显减小,有效提高了核热耦合模拟收敛性。

     

    Abstract: In multi-physics coupled simulations of nuclear reactors, the accuracy of the Monte Carlo program significantly influences the confidence of coupled calculations. To enhance the precision of Monte Carlo simulations while maintaining compatibility with the coupling process, this paper develops a dynamic global weight window variance reduction method within the Monte Carlo program RMC. This method dynamically updates and applies global weight window parameters based on the neutron flux distribution and statistical error distribution for each active generation in Monte Carlo critical calculations, without modifying the original coupling workflow. The effectiveness of the variance reduction method is verified through critical calculations of the Hoogenboom-Martin full-core benchmark and the plate-fuel assembly core benchmark. The results demonstrate that the dynamic weight window method effectively reduces the global statistical error in the core. Additionally, RMC-COMSOL nuclear-thermal coupling simulations using plate-fuel-assemblies are conducted for validation. After applying the dynamic weight window, the power distribution differences between iteration steps are significantly reduced, which effectively improved the convergence of the neutronics/thermal-hydraulic coupling simulations.

     

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