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Analysis of The Influence of Models of Individual Physical Processes and Phenomena on the Calculation Time of the Source Term in Severe Accidents
- Authors: Philippov M.P.1, Delova M.I.1, Dolganov K.S.1, Kiselev A.E.1, Krasnoperov S.N.1, Semenov V.N.1, Tomashchik D.Y.1
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- Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
- Issue: No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 45-62
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://rjmseer.com/0002-3310/article/view/660227
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0002331024020046
- ID: 660227
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Abstract
Dependence of the CPU time needs for calculation of the source term during a severe accident at nuclear power plants with WWER reactors from the individual physical processes and phenomena used as part of the calculation tools similar to the SOСRAT/V3 severe accident code is investigated. This analysis allows revealing the most expensive models in terms of runtime. The simplification of these models can ensure the greatest acceleration of the calculation. The relevance of the task draws from the need to develop new or adapt existing calculation tools for assessing the intensity of radioactive emission sources for the tasks of emergency preparedness and response considering the specific requirements for the accuracy of numerical estimates and time to obtain them. The paper demonstrates the possibility of reducing CPU time without significant loss of accuracy of the numerical estimates by simplifying the spectrum of aerosols sizes. The efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated by the example of modeling the Phebus FPT1 experiment.
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M. Ph. Philippov
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
M. I. Delova
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Author for correspondence.
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
K. S. Dolganov
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. E. Kiselev
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
S. N. Krasnoperov
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
V. N. Semenov
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
D. Yu. Tomashchik
Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN)
Email: delovami@ibrae.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
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