419850

Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulic Coupling Analysis for MTR Reactors

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

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The integration of neutronics and thermal-hydraulic in multi-physics coupling analysis plays a crucial role in achieving high-fidelity simulations of nuclear reactor cores. In the current work, the neutronics and thermal hydraulic Multi-physics coupling methodology was proposed for the plate-type fuel assemblies inside Material Test Reactor cores. The coupling technique is based on the two-way and external coupling paradigms and accomplished using Monte Carlo Reactor analysis and subchannel thermal-hydraulic codes. The coupling interface was developed using Python and Modern Fortran programming languages. The three-dimensional reactor physics modelling was developed using MCNP6 code while the one-dimensional thermal-hydraulic model was developed using PARET/ANL v2.1 for a typical MTR plate-type fuel reactor. Subsequently, the coupling analysis was conducted using the developed integrated code system. The simulation results from the coupling and non-coupling methods were compared to validate the feasibility of the coupling approach, revealing that the proposed coupling method offers greater accuracy compared to the traditional approach.

DOI

10.21608/ajnsa.2025.354012.1872

Keywords

MCNP6, PARET/ANL, MTR, Multi physics

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Abo Elnour

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Reactor Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

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eng.asmaa.g@gmail.com

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0009-0005-4172-4325

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abdelrahman

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

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abdelrahman.m.hassan@gmail.com

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Cairo

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Mohamed

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Elsaied

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Abdullah Mohamed

Affiliation

Reactors Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

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mohamed.elsaied_eg@yahoo.com

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0000-0002-5005-650X

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Abd ElFatah

Last Name

Abd ElMaksoud

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-

Affiliation

Reactors Department-Nuclear Research center. Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority

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abdelfatah.ali_eg@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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First Name

Nader

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Abdelhaleem

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-

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Reactors department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority

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mnader73@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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Volume

58

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2

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54783

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2025-01-19

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2025-04-01

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21

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28

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1110-0451

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2090-4258

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulic Coupling Analysis for MTR Reactors

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09 Apr 2025