Abstract
Given the importance and complexity of the three-dimensional (3D) neutron transport equation solution, in the current research, a new Modular Ray Tracing (MRT) Algorithm and 3D characteristic kernel for heterogeneous structures are presented. Improvement of memory management and cache coherency are achieved to some acceptable level. Also, parallel implementation of transport algorithm utilizing OpenMP, cause significant reduction in runtime.To validate our Algorithm, first, a self-constituted pin cell and a lattice arrangement are modeled and results are compared with Monte-Carlo simulation. Second, the well-known 3D benchmark, Takeda model one and two, are investigated and results compared with the well-known MPACT code. Also, as a reliable trial, the obtained multiplication factors from the forward and adjoint form of MOC kernel are investigated. Meanwhile, for the multiplication factor, we achieved 3.5800E-04 and 3.3924E-04 |Δkeffkeff| the difference with Takeda reference models one and two respectively. Also, the maximum speedup that our parallel algorithm gained for the Takeda benchmark is 5.13.
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