Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation
 

Application of Advanced Hybrid Transport Methods for Nonproliferation Test Problems

Public Deposited

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/7m01bp58w

Descriptions

Attribute NameValues
Creator
Abstract
  • The implementation of advanced hybrid (Monte Carlo/Deterministic) transport methods for realistic test problems has been a challenge due to the overhead efforts associated with interfacing a solution generated by a deterministic solver with a Monte Carlo based radiation transport code. In this work, with the help of Transpire, Inc., a hybrid methods workbench that consists of a multigroup Monte Carlo code has been developed within the framework of Attila™, a commercial deterministic tool for radiation transport problems. This workbench is used to test two advanced variance reduction techniques, the LIFT method and the VVR method on source-detector type test problems that are of interest for nonproliferation research. Further, the more common weight windows and source biasing based variance reduction techniques are also implemented based on the CADIS methodology. The performance of the hybrid methods has been analyzed on two photon test problems and one neutron test problem, both individually and when applied together. The behavior of the methods for different configurations of the problems have been studied and the limitations of the methods when applied to complex problem has been analyzed. From these observations, the possible research directions to improve the test bench as well as the methods itself are presented.
License
Resource Type
Date Available
Date Issued
Degree Level
Degree Name
Degree Field
Degree Grantor
Commencement Year
Advisor
Committee Member
Academic Affiliation
Non-Academic Affiliation
Subject
Rights Statement
Publisher
Peer Reviewed
Language
Replaces

Relationships

Parents:

This work has no parents.

In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details SomasundaramElanchezhian2015.pdf 2017-08-14 Public Download