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Research Article

Application of the Gauss-Seidel Method to the Chebyshev Rational Approximation Method for Solving Nuclear Fuel Depletion Systems

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Pages 1255-1275 | Received 27 May 2023, Accepted 22 Jul 2023, Published online: 28 Sep 2023

Figures & data

Fig. 1. Convergence behavior of GS for each CRAM matrix, examined with CRAM-PFD-AO-16, depletion system with 3307 nuclides and a depletion interval of 1 day.

Fig. 1. Convergence behavior of GS for each CRAM matrix, examined with CRAM-PFD-AO-16, depletion system with 3307 nuclides and a depletion interval of 1 day.

TABLE I DMI Run Times and Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case

TABLE II DMI ARD Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 2. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 2. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE III SGE Run Times and Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case

TABLE IV SGE ARD Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case for Nuclides Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 3. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 3. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE V ARDs Between CRAM-SGE-48 and CRAM-DMI-48 When Compared to ADM-25 for All Nuclides

Fig. 4. ARDs of CRAM-SGE-48 and CRAM-DMI-48 compared to ADM-25 for the 1693-nuclide case.

Fig. 4. ARDs of CRAM-SGE-48 and CRAM-DMI-48 compared to ADM-25 for the 1693-nuclide case.

TABLE VI Nuclides with an ARD Greater than 107 Between the ADM-25 and CRAM-DMI-48 Solutions for the 1693-Nuclide Case

TABLE VII CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case

TABLE VIII CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Results for the 1693-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 5. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 5. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE IX CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and ARDs to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 1693-Nuclide Case

TABLE X CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration ARD to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 1693-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 6. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-12 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 6. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-12 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XI DMI Run Times and Results for the 299-Nuclide Case

TABLE XII DMI Results for the 299-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 7. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 7. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XIII SGE Run Times and Results for the 299-Nuclide Case

TABLE XIV SGE Run Times and Results for the 299-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 8. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NND greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 8. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NND greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XV CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and Results for the 299-Nuclide Case

TABLE XVI CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Results for the 299-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 9. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 9. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XVII CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and ARDs to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 299-Nuclide Case

TABLE XVIII CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration ARDs to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 299-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 10. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-12 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 10. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-12 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XIX DMI Run Times and Results for the 37-Nuclide Case

TABLE XX DMI Results for the 37-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 11. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 11. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying DMI (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XXI SGE Run Times and Results for the 37-Nuclide Case

TABLE XXII SGE Results for the 37-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 12. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 12. ARDs between various AOs of CRAM to AO-48 applying SGE (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

TABLE XXIII CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and Results for the 37-Nuclide Case

TABLE XXIV CRAM-AO-48 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Results for the 37-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

TABLE XXV CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Run Times and Results for the 37-Nuclide Case

TABLE XXVI CRAM-AO-12 with GS with Varying Numbers of Iteration Results for the 37-Nuclide Case for Nuclides with NNDs Greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm

Fig. 13. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 104.

Fig. 13. ARDs between various numbers of GS iterations for CRAM-AO-48 to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 (a) for all nuclides and (b) for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm and ARDs greater than 10−4.

Fig. 14. CRAM-AO-12 with GS with varying numbers of iteration ARDs to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 37-nuclide case for nuclides with NNDs greater than 1010 atoms/b∙cm.

Fig. 14. CRAM-AO-12 with GS with varying numbers of iteration ARDs to CRAM-SGE-AO-48 for the 37-nuclide case for nuclides with NNDs greater than 10−10 atoms/b∙cm.

TABLE XXVII Shortest-Lived Radionuclides for Each Nuclide Library Tested

TABLE XXVIII Run Times of CRAM Configurations Using DMI, SGE, and GS-3